Ángeles and San Fernando Cities, and Pampanga Province [Archive] - Page 6

zelrich82

June 2nd, 2007, 04:58 AM

:) o.k mu ta bro. dati kami mu rin 3rd street,mountain view ko rin meg aral elementary bro:) atin pang tarzan kani ta.tatang nang ex mayor carmelo tarzan lazatin,apong ketong naman ex mayor yaa rin angeles and ex gov. yaa rin tatang nang blue boy :) atin nakan 40 years old kasi college kapa kane ta meg aral ka holy..atsu yapa kane ta in 3rd eye disco anpo in jail house disco dau :cheers:

good calculations, ikit me itang HAC; that's right HAU ne for years.
karibal mi ya kanita ing 3rd eye disco - keng phase 4 disco ku mag-bartender kanita (owned by the Tang Bros.), pero e ku ne masyadung atandanan ing jailhouse :|. ating ke pang metung a kompitnesiya kanita keng plaridel banda, e ku ne atandanan ing lagyu na.

kilala me arnold padaong ken 6th street etang ex PBA balo me in cris calilan music studio

e ke kilala i arnold, itang calilan balu ku keng 5th street ya banda - linipat nala siguro or was that the gatchalian (their competition) that was by 5th street. sensya na ka, medyu magkasakit ku keng pampango spelling; kaya mag-mix ya ing sentences ku :nuts: . :cheers1:

portludlow

June 2nd, 2007, 05:18 PM

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Wala lang. I find this interesting on how they campaign for senator. Its all about personality and not about important issues. I think we cannot blame the politicians because this is the most effective way to win an election. :bash:

OtAkAw

June 3rd, 2007, 09:59 AM

^^One of the immortal trademarks of Hopeless Politics in the Philippines.

arkelus

June 5th, 2007, 02:38 PM

komusta kekayu ngan...im a new member here, and i would like to be part of ur list..im currently in Darwin Australia. im originally from Angeles City.. was born in San Nicolas, grew up in Pulungbulo and studied at HAU - highschool and college. nakita ko ung main building ng holi at tska ung sa loob nya..laki ng pinagbago, even the courtyard looks very nice. for those staying in Angeles, pls post some more pictures..or even updates on the new projects of the new mayor. dakal a salamat!!

portludlow

June 6th, 2007, 01:04 AM

arkelus

June 6th, 2007, 12:13 PM

thanks portludlow...heto mdyo boring dito.. here in darwin, malls and shops close at 5pm during the week except for fridays when they close at 9..(i usually do my window shopping every Friday after work)...konti lang tao dito, but the good thing is, maraming asians. in fact, darwin is considered more of an asian city than an australian city because of its proximity to SEA countries. mas malapit pa sa indonesia and philippines ang darwin kaysa sa sydney...sorry, angeles and pampanga forum pala ito....anyway, im glad to be part of this forum, hope to hear more updates and see more pictures of angeles city (and pampanga)..kailan pala uumpisahan ung pagrenovate ng DMIA? any updates? salamat..

ishtefh_03

June 7th, 2007, 04:39 AM

ei, welcome arkelus!! another one from angeles, wala bang taga sn.fernando? ako lang ata... :lol:

[dx]

June 7th, 2007, 06:15 AM

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5236/2404396di9.jpg

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/574/2404532zf6.jpg

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5796/2404300jn4.jpg

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Photos by snapper500
(http://www.panoramio.com/user/501669)

zelrich82

June 7th, 2007, 07:23 AM

ang laki na pala ng Holy Angel, pati na rin ang Holy Family; dati ang simbahan ang malaking bldg. sa lugar na yon - iba na ngayon. impressive... :cheers:

cool pictures, thanx

portludlow

June 7th, 2007, 07:42 AM

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5236/2404396di9.jpg

Thanks Dxpsycho :)

ang laki na pala ng Holy Angel, pati na rin ang Holy Family; dati ang simbahan ang malaking bldg. sa lugar na yon - iba na ngayon. impressive... :cheers:

cool pictures, thanx

Zel, the upper right green building is the nepo mall beside Holy Family. Grabe an laki ng mga bahay sa Villa Teresa.

arkelus

June 7th, 2007, 09:02 AM

thanks for sharing the pictures dx..when were the they taken? para kasing may event dun sa may nepo quadrangle, tska ung courtyard nung holi di pa tapos.tska wala pa ung bagong main library ng holi...but i really like the pictures.thanks again for sharing..im going to take some pictures paguwi ko ng december para may maicontribute naman ako..ey ishtefh, post ka din ng pictures ng san fernando..

arkelus

June 7th, 2007, 09:05 AM

[dx]

June 7th, 2007, 09:07 AM

^you're welcome, nakuha ko lang sya sa Panoramio. I have no idea kung kailan s'ya kinuha. The aerials are great, worth sharing talaga kaya ipinost ko dito. Angeles looks nice from above, especially yung sa may church area. :okay: All credits s'yempre sa kumuha ng photos na 'to. :)

portludlow

June 7th, 2007, 09:23 AM

^^ @Dx psycho.....tuwang-tuwa naman ako sa iyo nang sinabi mo na maganda ang aerials ng angeles city. he he he....siempre hindi makumpara sa legaspi city/albay na ang background majestic mayon volcano. :) Ang pampanga kase flat at land locked. ...hindi kasing ganda ang view kumpara sa ibang lugar sa atin.

[dx]

June 8th, 2007, 03:51 AM

^ Maganda naman ang Angeles City ah, based on the pictures posted here. Tsaka meron din Mt. Arayat, hehe. Anyway, what Angeles may lack in terms of interesting geographical features, it more than makes up for in terms of economic prosperity. :okay: :cheers1:

ishtefh_03

June 8th, 2007, 11:47 AM

i have some photos... upload muna...

Sinjin P.

June 8th, 2007, 01:37 PM

TheAvenger

June 9th, 2007, 04:09 AM

I did not intend to go to San Fernando since when I boarded the Victory Liner bound for Olongapo, I intend to alight at the bus stop near SM San Fernando since I am going back to our house in Mabiga Mabalacat. Pero I fall asleep and was awakened only when the Bus stop before this crossing. Kasi the previous night I spend many hours in the Internet browsing many sites.

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Crossing in San Fernando City - MacArthur Highway and Gapan-San Fernando Road.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t218/jibrael_2008/3sfdo.jpg

near the crossing.

TheAvenger

June 9th, 2007, 09:19 AM

8th June 2007

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Barangay Sta Inez - Poblacion

ishtefh_03

June 9th, 2007, 10:52 AM

Some photos taken last week...

this leads to sn fernando town proper...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/DSC03517.jpg

CL TV 36
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/DSC03522.jpg

new subd. being build along the highway... palma de oro..
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/DSC03521.jpg

Starmills from nlex...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/DSC03526.jpg

portludlow

June 10th, 2007, 07:38 AM

@TheAvenger and @Ish thanks sa pictures :) TheAvenger, meron bang monument yung kamikaze shrine?

TheAvenger

June 10th, 2007, 04:18 PM

@TheAvenger and @Ish thanks sa pictures :) TheAvenger, meron bang monument yung kamikaze shrine?

not seen any monument of the Kamikaze shrine

TheAvenger

June 10th, 2007, 04:53 PM

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t218/jibrael_2008/Daub10.jpg

Bgy Dau, Mabalacat

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Dau

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t218/jibrael_2008/Dau10.jpg

Dau

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t218/jibrael_2008/mabiga10.jpg

Mabiga Road going to Mawaque, on the left is the Brentwood Subdivision

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t218/jibrael_2008/mabigab10.jpg

Newly built Catholic school at Mabiga Road

TheAvenger

June 10th, 2007, 05:07 PM

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This road is leading to Intersection - Bataan and Zambales

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tisoycuba

June 10th, 2007, 05:54 PM

@avenger,updated naman sa clark at angeles city friend ..salamat sa mga kuha..hiya naman syu taas na gas eh,salamat kaibigan sa mga updated mo dto, malaking tulong ito sa mga kapampangang nasa ibang bansa...at yun mga taga pampanga residence din

arkelus

June 11th, 2007, 01:20 AM

wow nice pictures, thanks sa mga nagpost :bow: ...sana wag kayo magsawa

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t218/jibrael_2008/robinsonl10.jpg

is this another mall? or something else?^^

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t218/jibrael_2008/robinsona10.jpg

i like this shot..^^ thanks

bytheway, independence day pala natin tomorrow (12 June), so sa lahat ng mga Pilipino dyan saan mang sulok ng mundo...MABUHAY ANG PILIPINO, MABUHAY ANG PILIPINAS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sinjin P.

June 11th, 2007, 06:21 AM

The still-unnamed Ayala Mall project in Angeles, Pampanga

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/3691/angelesyd8.jpg

NOTES
-70,000 square meters GLA to be operational in 2009 (30,000 square meters for anchor department store and supermarket Metro Gaisano)
-combination of Greenbelt and Market! Market!

portludlow

June 11th, 2007, 07:29 AM

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t218/jibrael_2008/robinsonl10.jpg

is this another mall? or something else?^^

Hi Arkelus, its Eastgate City Walk... its a residential and commercial development near SM and Robinsons. http://www.scrc.com.ph/properties_eastgate_center.php

The still-unnamed Ayala Mall project in Angeles, Pampanga

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/3691/angelesyd8.jpg

NOTES
-70,000 square meters GLA to be operational in 2009 (30,000 square meters for anchor department store and supermarket Metro Gaisano)
-combination of Greenbelt and Market! Market!

thanks, Sinjin..walang pa bang site development plan sa residential component niya?

TheAvenger

June 11th, 2007, 07:57 AM

zelrich82

June 11th, 2007, 09:17 AM

^^ thanks sa mga bagong pics, everything looked nice; holiday ba o super early bird ka lang kung kaya walang mga sasakyan - walang harang sa mga pictures. really cool ... ty ulit :cheers:

arkelus

June 11th, 2007, 01:09 PM

:rock: thanks for the info @portludlow......another Dizon project!!!

ishtefh_03

June 12th, 2007, 08:50 AM

okay, just wanna share some pics taken sa may Calulut... mga palayan para maiba naman...

Mt. Arayat...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/23_Mt.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/22_TheFarm.jpg

Kubota sa may palayan...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/21_Kubotafaraway.jpg

eto puro kalabaw na may kanya kanyang punno... :D
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/27_Kalabaw4andherverybigMangoTree.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/28_Kalabaw5andherBambootree.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/29_Kalabaw6andhershadytree.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/24_Kalabaw1andherTree.jpg

ishtefh_03

June 12th, 2007, 08:54 AM

next Clark photos...

Clearwater Country Club... sa may entrance lang and info center kase bawal magpics sa loob pag mag iinquire...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/01_ClearwaterCountryClub.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/03_entrancetoClearwaterCountryClub.jpg

CDC Picnic Grounds...
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http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/22_losttonowhere.jpg

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http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/37_bosoboso.jpg

zelrich82

June 12th, 2007, 08:01 PM

next Clark photos...

Clearwater Country Club... sa may entrance lang and info center kase bawal magpics sa loob pag mag iinquire...

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/37_bosoboso.jpg

tsong hinahanap ka ata, di nya alam na kinukunan mo na sya. :lol: :lol: :lol:

bawal mag-pics sa loob? did they say why? sa sobrang dami ng bawal sa pilipinas, di ko na alam kung anong pwede... :cheers:

so, all of those pics of ClearWater are outside the country club? sensya na, you got me curious.

lepstokips

June 13th, 2007, 04:50 AM

JUNE 10, 2007 LEXUS NEWSLETTER UPDATE

There has been a lot of progress on the Lexus Hotel Condo project in the last month. We have been issued our building permit in June and expect to start construction in July 2007 with completion 18-24 months from start of construction. We are currently in the last phase of the demolition of the old building site and once this is done we hope to start construction on the foundation in July. As in any construction project delays can be expected. It has taken longer than we expected to get the construction started. We have the ATO clearance for 12 Floors, our freehold title to the land with no liens, all business licenses and are working on the final paperwork submitals.

Angeles City is booming with construction including several new shopping malls being planned right next to the Angeles City freeway exit from Manila as several giant Philippine corporations are putting up malls in that location. Again as the highest building in Angeles City The Lexus Condos will be THE ADDRESS TO HAVE in Angeles City.

TheAvenger

June 13th, 2007, 01:55 PM

Pls note that I have posted about 150 photos of the June 12th – Independence Day celebration at Rizal Park in the Thread :

Luzon MANILA, My MANILA - Tradition and Modernity - T10

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=13696990#post13696990

Lucentino

June 14th, 2007, 02:34 AM

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t218/jibrael_2008/2sfdo.jpg
Crossing in San Fernando City - MacArthur Highway and Gapan-San Fernando Road.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t218/jibrael_2008/3sfdo.jpg

Parang EDSA na pala ngayon ang Gapo-Gapan road... nice! Sarap talaga pag kabayan mo ang presidente ng Pinas!

TheAvenger

June 14th, 2007, 04:41 AM

tsong hinahanap ka ata, di nya alam na kinukunan mo na sya. :lol: :lol: :lol:

bawal mag-pics sa loob? did they say why? sa sobrang dami ng bawal sa pilipinas, di ko na alam kung anong pwede... :cheers:

so, all of those pics of ClearWater are outside the country club? sensya na, you got me curious.

@ isteph nice photos.

btw puwede rin kumuha ng photos sa Clearwater. nagtanong ako last year at sabi noong pretty chikka babes sa info desk .... puwede kung member or kung magpa register as guest. means you have to stay there for about a day.

portludlow

June 14th, 2007, 05:10 AM

Ish!! nabuhay ka...thanks sa pictures. Emesber as always thanks sa updates. :) Lepstokips, bumili ka ba sa Lexus? Malapit na palang matapos ang Angeles Sports and Country Club. Zel, bebot si mareng Ish:D

Angeles Sports And Country Club
http://www.angelessportsandcountryclub.com/images/IMG_0028.JPG http://www.angelessportsandcountryclub.com/images/IMG_0031.JPG http://www.angelessportsandcountryclub.com/images/IMG_0041.JPG http://www.angelessportsandcountryclub.com/images/IMG_0027.JPG

http://www.angelessportsandcountryclub.com/index.htm

portludlow

June 14th, 2007, 06:03 AM

The Enclave boasts of
state-of-the-art home security
By Jacob M. Cunanan
Correspondent
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/06142007/special_feature04.html
ANGELES CITY—High-tech gadgetry, complemented by alert and especially trained security personnel, will make up the newest posh village being constructed in this city, making it the most secured residential project in Central Luzon.

The Enclave (www.theenclaveac.com), with its construction now in full blast, will feature the newest innovations in security maintenance to ensure residents round-the-clock monitoring and patrol when fully operational.

Built with nine modern American home designs, The Enclave combines man and machine in securing the 20-hectare residential, commercial and recreational facility.

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/06142007/images/prop-pic07.jpg

The security system includes closed circuit television and electronic alarm systems in houses, streets, stalls and amusement places, all of which will be connected to a central security office (CSO) inside the subdivision. The CSO will be networked with police detachments through Internet, telephony and cellular systems.

Entrance and exit points and the commercial area will also be equipped with surveillance and monitoring systems. With this state-of-the-art setup, intrusion and pilferage are monitored and would enable the prompt dispatch of security and police personnel.

The Enclave will also feature Wi-Fi and Voice-over Internet Protocol systems that would give residents wireless connectivity to the Web and utilize text and voice messaging systems from the village to any part of the world.

A project of Globe Asiatique (GA), considered the most ambitious real-estate developer in Southeast Asia today, The Enclave is the newest addition to the residential projects in Angeles City and is perhaps the coziest and classiest subdivision in Pampanga and Central Luzon.

This nest for the “rich and famous” is designed with the best amenities and facilities that can only be found in posh villages in Makati and Alabang area that includes a fitness center, basketball and badminton courts, pool, bar, specialty restaurants and an amphitheater.

American-inspired homes

The Enclave consists of American-inspired houses that appeal to the taste of only choosy homeowners. It features ultramodern home styles commonly seen in Miami, Florida, and Hollywood and Malibu in California.

The Enclave was conceptualized, planned and implemented by GA president Delfin Lee, who is now vaunted to be “the Donald Trump of the Philippines” as he turns ordinary parcels of land into real-estate marvels and much sought-after prime properties.

Aside from The Enclave, GA also built the GA Towers, a high-rise condo and housing building in Mandaluyong; the GA Sky Suites (www.gaskysuites.com), the tallest office and condo building on Edsa; the Chateau Valenzuela, a five-star condo complex in Valenzuela City; the Santa Barbara Villas, a modern community overlooking the mountainside of San Mateo, Rizal; and the Saint Monique Villas, a 200-hectare classy residential area in Binangonan, Rizal.

zelrich82

June 14th, 2007, 10:13 AM

ishtefh_03

June 14th, 2007, 03:22 PM

tsong hinahanap ka ata, di nya alam na kinukunan mo na sya. :lol: :lol: :lol:

bawal mag-pics sa loob? did they say why? sa sobrang dami ng bawal sa pilipinas, di ko na alam kung anong pwede... :cheers:

so, all of those pics of ClearWater are outside the country club? sensya na, you got me curious.

tama si avenger, kung member tska kung mag sstay ka lang dun... kase kame nag inquire lang so limited lang yung lugar na pwedeng tingnan plus bawal pa mag picture... grabe admission fee 1200 kung di ka member... hehehe...

Ish!! nabuhay ka...thanks sa pictures.

para naman akong namatay... :lol: :lol: busy lang nung summer...

ishtefh_03

June 14th, 2007, 03:36 PM

and finally!!!!! :d

"LAKESHORE PHOTOS"

lakeshore from a far...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/59.jpg

the lake...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/58.jpg

the lighthouse at lakeshore...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/61.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/64.jpg

some structures...

parang realty office ito...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/60.jpg

info center plus cafe's...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/65.jpg

where mass is being held every sunday @11am
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/66.jpg

tree lines...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/62.jpg

tranvia
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/63.jpg

the boats...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/27.jpg

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ishtefh_03

June 14th, 2007, 03:39 PM

PART II: the lake, the island and other stuffs...

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the pool in the island...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/95.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/94.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/96.jpg

shooting ng magpakailanman... epal kame... hehe..
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/69.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/68.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/67.jpg

zelrich82

June 14th, 2007, 06:43 PM

^^ ganda talaga... :okay:

-i was able to pull up the sites for both clearwater and lakeshore, the first one is a country club with accomodations - di ko lang alam kung free sa mga members ang mga units. membership ng clearwater is 320,000.00 pesos (i guess that's lifetime) per family unless the kids turn 21 then they become your guest (no longer family member by their description) pero free sila (dapat) basta kasama ng parents. while lakeshore naman is residential (really nice), i'm assuming that the amenities are free to home owners; i didn't see how much it would cost to just use the place (the lake) - sa clearwater is 1,200.00 as it was mentioned here.

-ang laki na talaga ng pinagbago ng pampanga, noon dinadayo (particularly DAU) para makabili ng Blue Seal at stateside na mga attire at gamit and para maki-pamiyesta; ngayon people want to actually live there. seems like it's steadily becoming the next manila, i hope it doesn't get overcrowded; gutso kong umuwi na - kaso ayaw ni esmi kasi i would have to much fun daw :bash: .

ishtefh_03

June 15th, 2007, 06:32 AM

Sinjin P.

June 15th, 2007, 09:10 AM

Parang EDSA na pala ngayon ang Gapo-Gapan road... nice! Sarap talaga pag kabayan mo ang presidente ng Pinas!

:shocked: Wow, ngayon ko lang napansin ang mga pics. Ilang lanes kaya 'yan per side? 5? 6?

tisoycuba

June 15th, 2007, 09:40 AM

ganda talaga nang lakeshore

arkelus

June 15th, 2007, 01:52 PM

@ish thanks sa mga pix, sipag mo talaga!! :master:

sana ma-maintain nila ung tubig sa lake,,medyo parang greenish ang kulay...but it still looks clean.....i love that islet in the middle..imagine being stuck there with jessica alba!!!

tisoycuba

June 15th, 2007, 08:24 PM

eh yun kayang ayala homes sa angeles city,o.k din kaya ..asenso pampanga!!!

tisoycuba

June 17th, 2007, 04:56 AM

start naba ang construction nang ayala mall angeles:cheers:

tisoycuba

June 17th, 2007, 04:59 AM

ano ba ang mga bagong gawan building dyan sa field's ave..clear naba yun site nang lexus hotel/condo..updated naman plssssss:)

zelrich82

June 17th, 2007, 10:18 AM

eh yun kayang ayala homes sa angeles city,o.k din kaya ..asenso pampanga!!!

i tried pulling up the link for ayala, this is what i got:
http://www.ayalaland.com.ph/

i guess the site is not updated, wala akong makitang news or any type of caption sa website nila. if they are building di pa nila masyadong ina-advertise, at least not on the web. i happened to surf their site, kase i was watching "Hot Seat" ni Jessica Soho and her guest were the top marketers for Ayala and Robinson; that's where i got the info for the site. siguro si D Avenger, on one of his many travels could get the latest scoop. :cheers:

BYAHILO

June 18th, 2007, 08:46 AM

ill be back in pampanga wednesday until friday. im free most of the time. who wants to meet! nasa Angelique Square building lng ako all the time, sa Dau tapat ng puregold.

09184934051

or YM me at ENRICODEE or PM me here.

ivanhenares

June 19th, 2007, 05:21 PM

K6cufhldqSU

1ZLCwYKxyNA

Wala lang... :banana: :banana: :banana:

zelrich82

June 19th, 2007, 09:54 PM

^^ mannn, you must be really bored; yari na naman si lapid. i didn't get the 1st one, but 2nd one got me... :lol: :lol: :lol:

portludlow

June 19th, 2007, 10:35 PM

^^ mannn, you must be really bored; yari na naman si lapid. i didn't get the 1st one, but 2nd one got me... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ivan, that was really funny :lol: :lol: .....meron bang youtube si Lilia Pineda :D

BYAHILO

June 21st, 2007, 09:26 AM

ivan andito k pampanga ngayon? im still here in Dau mabalakat, nag duty free at nag papahinga. as usual.

ivanhenares

June 22nd, 2007, 06:53 AM

Hi Eric, I won't be there until Tuesday because of my classes.

ivanhenares

June 22nd, 2007, 06:57 AM

^^ mannn, you must be really bored; yari na naman si lapid. i didn't get the 1st one, but 2nd one got me... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Actually, it's now a fad sa YouTube to imitate Mark's now famous saging lines. Check YouTube, pagalingan sila sa pag-gaya. Hahahahaha!

portludlow

June 22nd, 2007, 07:13 AM

Ivan, scoop naman diyan. Kamusta ang transition ni Among ED? :)

BYAHILO

June 22nd, 2007, 10:54 AM

Actually, it's now a fad sa YouTube to imitate Mark's now famous saging lines. Check YouTube, pagalingan sila sa pag-gaya. Hahahahaha!
.

may nag post nayan minsan dito sa SSC kalimutan ko lgn kung anong thread yun.. kakatawa yung saging na dialogue na yun. LOL

Sinjin P.

June 23rd, 2007, 05:52 AM

CLARK AIR BASE

1950s
http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur50_001.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur50_002.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur50_003.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur50_004.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur50_005.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur50_006.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur50_007.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur50_008.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur50_009.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur50_010.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur50_011.jpg

1970s

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur70_001.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur70_002.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur70_003.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur70_004.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur70_005.jpg

1980s

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_001.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_002.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_003.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_004.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_006.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_009.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_011.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_013.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_014.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_015.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_016.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_017.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_018.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_019.jpg

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur80_020.jpg

1990s

http://www.clarkab.com/ck_phodur90_021.jpg

zelrich82

June 23rd, 2007, 06:39 AM

^^ cool pics, these are good flashback; a blast from the past. where were you able to pull them from? i've been googling, yahoo search and all kinds of searches; guess i just didn't get the right term to use. thanx...

Sinjin P.

June 23rd, 2007, 06:49 AM

^ I was searching for Philippine War photos when I stumbled on this site: http://clarkab.com There are actually more photos there :)

zelrich82

June 23rd, 2007, 08:15 AM

^^ thanx, dami talagang makikita; brings me back to the days. i saw this site a while back - then i forgotten about it, well updated na pala sya. nakita ko na naman ang bobbit and kelly theater, wasak na nga lang ang kelly theater :ohno: . thanx ulit... :cheers:

ishtefh_03

June 23rd, 2007, 08:25 AM

NAYONG PILIPINO SA CLARK
-- open to everyone for free just for now kase still under costruction yung ibang area and yung pinaka opening nya ata is this november and my entrance fee na nun...

the signage...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/01_entrance.jpg

main info center...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/15_tanggapan.jpg

bahay ni rizal...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/16_BahayniRizal.jpg

aguinaldo shrine, kawit cavite...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/17_aguinaldoshouse.jpg

mabini's house
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/18_mabinishouse.jpg

barasoain church
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/19_BarasoainChurch.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/20_upclose.jpg

meditation area
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/21_meditationarea.jpg

banaue rice terraces, will be tabon cave soon...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/22_riceterracesthatwillbeturnintota.jpg

ifugao village
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/23_IfugaoVillage.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/24_ifugaovillage02.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/25_fromafar.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/26_nicehousenewlybuilt.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/27_havingfun.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/28_tamarawhouse.jpg

kalinga village
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/29_KalingaHouse.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/30_KalingaHouse02.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/31_KalingaHouse03.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/33.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/34.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/35.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/37.jpg

souvenirs from ifugao village...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/39.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/40.jpg

bonsai for sale...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/42.jpg

i like this one... (wag nio na pansinin yung tao... multo yan.. :D)
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/10_walkingdownthestairswithbackgrou.jpg
others...

ivanhenares

June 23rd, 2007, 08:03 PM

ivanhenares

June 23rd, 2007, 08:07 PM

Ivan, scoop naman diyan. Kamusta ang transition ni Among ED? :)

They know that SOP will still happen in the capitol so they are cutting it at the source. Among Ed has been doing rounds of the business groups with a strong message: DO NOT PAY SOP! He is asking for everyone's help by not tolerating extortionists in the capitol. He's setting up a help desk for complaints.

Oath-taking on Saturday.

tisoycuba

June 23rd, 2007, 08:38 PM

zelrich82

June 23rd, 2007, 08:58 PM

^^ Hmmmm, kaya hindi tayo umuunlad. Gagawa nalang ng kopya, sablay pa. I hate those replicas of the Rizal and Aguinaldo Shrines. Masagwa din yung rice terraces. Sana di nalang nila magawa. If you can't do things properly, then don't do it at all. Sayang sa pera. Nice idea sana pero yun!

i strongly agree with you on this one, i've been to the original nayong pilipino back when it was still fresh and everything seemed authentic for it's time. the one with the "new" Rizal home - hindi ko alam na meron na palang ganoong klaseng bubungan noong panahon ni Rizal, mas maganda pa ang bubong ng bahay nya noon sa bahay ko ngayon - shouldn't it be identical to the original (they're similar but not quite the same); masyado atang naging advance ang era ni Rizal. and that so-called rice terraces, well nough said - just look at the picture :bash: ... yah, buti pa nga na gawin na lang cave. :ohno:

however, i like the way they built those kubo's, i'm not an expert or anything but to me those were done nicely; now if they can just put some of those ifugao's (the actual descendants). who know's... :nuts:

ivanhenares

June 24th, 2007, 11:23 AM

^^ Even the signages are so cheap! Hanggang pintura lang ata kaya natin gawin, when all our ASEAN neighbors are using reflectorized signs at the very least. Talo pa tayo ng mga park sa Indonesia. Buti pa mga government employee nila dun, kahit corrupt, may taste!

tisoycuba

June 25th, 2007, 12:54 AM

sabi mo pa bro.. thanks sir sa updated mo hah

ishtefh_03

June 25th, 2007, 04:40 AM

:lol: even me nung nakita yung the so called "Banaue Rice Terraces"... expression ko agad, talagang sinabi ko dun sa guide na "eh hindi naman ganyan yung rice terraces!" (hehe...) biglang sinabi na gagawin nila na cave yan... siguro naisip isip nila na hindi maganda...

zelrich82

June 25th, 2007, 05:29 PM

NAYONG PILIPINO SA CLARK
banaue rice terraces, will be tabon cave soon...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/nayong%20pilipino%20sa%20clark/22_riceterracesthatwillbeturnintota.jpg

it looks more of an AZTEC TEMPLE than a rice terraces... ano ba yan :ohno:
and around it, i assume is like a supposed river; o tinamaan ba yan ng baha?

TheAvenger

June 26th, 2007, 12:27 AM

20th June 2007 - part 1

Lakeshore Village as seen from a moving car in the NLEX.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX035lakeshore-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX036lakeshore-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX037lakeshore-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX038lakeshore-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX039lakeshore-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX040lakeshore-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX041lakeshore-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX043lakeshore-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX044lakeshore-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX045lakeshore-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX046lakeshore-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX047.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX049Angeles.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX050.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX051.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX052.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX053.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX054.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX055.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX056.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX057Angeles-1.jpg

Leaving the main highway of NLEX for the NLEX's Angeles Exit which the access road is on the right.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX058-1.jpg

NLEX's access road to Angeles Exit.

.

TheAvenger

June 26th, 2007, 12:29 AM

24th June 2007 - part 2 of 3

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX059-1.jpg

You can see the NLEX's Angeles Exit.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX060-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/NLEX061Angelesexit-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC005.jpg

Adjacent to Angeles Exit on the right (north side) is the site of Ayala Mall.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC001.jpg

Ayala Mall site still under land development.

Below were the photos of Ayala Mall site :

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC002.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC003.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC004.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC006.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC007.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC008.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC009.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC010.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC011.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC012.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC013.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC014.jpg

Mountain View Road which bounded the Ayala Mall site on the western side.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC015.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC016.jpg

Bridge of Angeles-Magalang Road.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC017.jpg

View of Balibago from Angeles-Magalang Bridge.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC018.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC019.jpg

Angeles-Magalang Road

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC020.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC021.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC022.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC023.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC024.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC026.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC027.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC028.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC029.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC030.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC025.jpg

TheAvenger

June 26th, 2007, 12:31 AM

part 3 of 3

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC031.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC032.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC033.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC034.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC035.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC036.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC037.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC038.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC039.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC040.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC041.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC042.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC043.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC044.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC045.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC046.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC047.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC048.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC049.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC050.jpg

Angelique Square at Dau

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC052.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/AC053.jpg

corner of MacArthur HIghway and NLEX access road.

most of the photos were quite blurred or not cleared owing those were taken inside the moving car.

TheAvenger

June 26th, 2007, 06:13 AM

ano ba ang mga bagong gawan building dyan sa field's ave..clear naba yun site nang lexus hotel/condo..updated naman plssssss:)

after I drive my daughter to AUF I pass by The Enclave at Timog Ave to check if anything new, construction is still in progress. Then I went to Friendship Ave and Fields Avenue. hindi ko nakita ang Lexus Hotel na yaon sa Fields, pero may ginagawang building sa tabi ng INK Church sa Fields din.

ishtefh_03

June 26th, 2007, 10:44 AM

it looks more of an AZTEC TEMPLE than a rice terraces... ano ba yan :ohno:
and around it, i assume is like a supposed river; o tinamaan ba yan ng baha?

hahaha!!! river yan pero wala pang tubig... :D

tisoycuba

June 26th, 2007, 11:20 PM

@avenger..nasa santos street sya,tapat sya nang wild orchid resort hotel..

portludlow

June 27th, 2007, 06:37 AM

UP-Pampanga gets permanent
site in Clark Free Port
By Jacob Cunanan
Correspondent
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/06272007/economy05.html
CLARK FREEPORT—Officials of the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) and the University of the Philippines led the groundbreaking ceremonies for the soon to be established permanent site of the UP Extension Program in Pampanga (UP-Pampanga) campus at a 3.28-hectares site here.

UP president Emerlinda Roman and CDC president Levy Laus led the groundbreaking ceremonies.

They were joined by Clark International Airport Corp. chairman Nestor Mangio, former Pampanga governor and solicitor general Estelito Mendoza and Pampanga Vice Gov. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao. Both Mendoza and Guiao are UP alumni.

The site is behind the Puregold Duty Free Store on C.M. Recto Avenue.

Roman said Congress has appropriated P50 million for the establishment of a “university town” as UP’s global window for a better education.

Roman said it took them 12 years before they were able to get a permanent site for the UP-Pampanga extension program in Clark.

She said the land granted by the CDC ended their long search for a new and permanent site since the UP Extension Program in the City of San Fernando (UPSF) lost its campus to Mt. Pinatubo’s lahar in October 1995.

Since then, UPSF moved to various locations at least three times since it was established in 1979. “The three hectares of prime property for UP here has narrowed the gap between our dream and its realization. This will be a permanent site this time,” Roman said in her speech during the UP Alumni Association Pampanga Inc. Annual Meeting and Homecoming at the Clark Museum here that followed the groundbreaking ceremonies.

UP Chancellor Dr. Sergio Cao has sought the assistance of the alumni for the UP extension program.

“We hope the alumni can assist in the development of the extension program in Pampanga. We hope to see modern buildings in the future.

We have gone over labor pains and we look forward to better and happier days for UP-Pampanga. We hope it stays here for a long time,” Cao said.

Bakit 3 hectares lang? Clark has more than 20,000 hectares of land.

TheAvenger and Ish, thanks sa pictures.

TheAvenger

June 27th, 2007, 10:30 AM

@portludlow - you r welcome
@tisoycuba - cge tignan ko bukas kung makadaan ako sa Fields after AUF.

tisoycuba

June 27th, 2007, 04:47 PM

thanks sa mga updated mo at picture hah @avenger...salamat uli!!

zelrich82

June 27th, 2007, 05:40 PM

@The Avenger, tol thanx sa mga uploads mo; nag-reminisce tuloy ako about the past. i remembered that the magalang road is from the angeles exit coming from the nlex, and that the nlex got extended from the dau exit to mabalacat; how far does the nlex go now? lampas tarlac na ba sya? they should work on connecting it to baguio, para yung 6 to 8 hrs. na trip ay maging 3 to 4 maybe :) .
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

ishtefh_03

June 28th, 2007, 05:17 AM

Bakit 3 hectares lang? Clark has more than 20,000 hectares of land.

TheAvenger and Ish, thanks sa pictures.

baka dahil sa zoning nila... maliit lang yung area nila for institutional... :D

TheAvenger

June 28th, 2007, 07:18 AM

@avenger..nasa santos street sya,tapat sya nang wild orchid resort hotel..

saw the place today, they were still excavating the soil. marami palang mga chikka babes sa paligid. mga bagong gising....

TheAvenger

June 28th, 2007, 07:25 AM

zelrich82

June 28th, 2007, 08:43 AM

^^ thanx, somebody told me before na abot na raw sa Tarlac; i guess that was bad info. i would take your word though, kasi your there. thanx uli...:cheers:

TheAvenger

June 28th, 2007, 12:32 PM

^^ thanx, somebody told me before na abot na raw sa Tarlac; i guess that was bad info. i would take your word though, kasi your there. thanx uli...:cheers:

perhaps he / she meant the SCTEX which the construction is up to Concepcion Tarlac already. my son who commute daily to Tarlac City via NLEX and via Concepcion also confirm that NLEX still end at Sta Inez, Mabalacat.

zelrich82

June 28th, 2007, 05:45 PM

^^ i forgot about this one, pero ang Subic-Clark-Tarlac EXpressway is not connected to NLEX di ba? or are they merging it somewhere (they should)? but that would cut through the Mc Arthur highway, fly-over na lang siguro :) . Ty :cheers:

ivanhenares

June 29th, 2007, 08:09 PM

^^ It is. The Mabalacat to Tarlac leg is actually part of the NLEX. I suggest you read Wikipedia. Read the NLEX, SCTEx, BRMCREx/C6 and C5 articles to understand the great plans for a Luzon-wide system. NLEX will extend to Laoag pa. Dun ko lang din na-appreciate why the toll barriers are in Bocaue and Dau.

Future exits of NLEX:

Exit 13 - NLE - C5 Interchange - C5 Road
Exit 18 - Canumay Exit - Lingunan; Lawang Bato, Valenzuela City
NLE - C6 Interchange - Metro Manila Tollway
Exit 24 - NLE - P. Zamora Interchange - Bulacan-Rizal-Manila-Cavite Regional Exrpressway, Marilao, Bulacan
Exit 84 - Clark-DMIA Spur Road - Clark Special Economic Zone, Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Exit 91 - Subic-Clark Expressway-NLE Interchange - Subic-Clark Expressway, Subic Bay Freeport Zone and the provinces of Bataan and Zambales
This exit is only for those vehicles coming from the northern provinces of Luzon. The is no access ramp from the northbound lane on this exit.
Concepcion Exit - Concepcion, Tarlac
San Miguel Exit - San Miguel, Tarlac City
Tarlac Exit - Luisita Industrial Park, Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac City, Tarlac
Except for NLE - C5 & NLE-C6 Interchanges, these exits are all under construction as of today

BRMCREx (Zamora Superhighway) kasi will end sa Marilao south of the Bocaue Toll Barrier so after paying sa Bocaue, you can enter the superhighway which goes to the following exits:

Kilometer 5 (Southbound) - Marilao Toll Plaza - Lias, Marilao, Bulacan
Exit 6 - NLE - P. Zamora Interchange - Marilao, Bulacan
Exit 7 - Francisco Homes Interchange - Francisco Homes, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan
This exit takes San Jose del Monte-Bocaue Road. This is an alternate route to Santa Maria, Bocaue, Francisco Homes, and other parts of Bulacan.
Exit 10 - Bigte Exit - Bigte, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan
This exit takes Manila-del Monte-Garay Road, the extension of Quirino Highway.
This exit is an alternate route to Norzagaray, Doñna Remedios Trinidad, and other parts of Bulacan and it is the alternate route to Novaliches, Quezon City and Caloocan City (N).
Exit 13 - Rodriguez Exit - Rodriguez, Rizal
Exit 14 - San Mateo Exit - San Mateo, Rizal
Exit 17 - Antipolo Exit - Antipolo City, Rizal
This road takes Marcos Highway. This is the alternate route to Quezon City, Marikina City, Quezon province, and other parts of Rizal province.
Exit 18 - Ortigas Exit - Ortigas Avenue Extension, Antipolo City, Rizal
This exit is only situated for vehicles going to Cavite only. No exit of Ortigas going to Marilao.
This exit is an alternate route to Ortigas Center in Mandaluyong City and Pasig City, Cainta, and other parts of Rizal.
Exit 20 - Angono Exit - Angono, Rizal
Exit 22 - Taytay Exit - Taytay, Rizal
This exit can take Manila East Road. It can go to SM City Taytay.
Exit 29 - Taguig Exit - Taguig City
Exit 31 - Brittany Bay Exit - Brittany Bay Subdivision, Sucat, Muntinlupa City
Exit 34 - Alabang Exit - Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City
This exit can take to Soldier's Hills, Pleasant Village, Alabang, and Las Pinas City.
Exit 35 - Susana Heights Exit - Tunasan, Muntinlupa City
This exit can go to South Luzon Expressway by taking the Everest Hills Service Road.
Exit 38 - Molino Exit - Molino 2, Bacoor, Cavite
This exit can take Molino Road. It is near SM Supercenter Molino.
Exit 39 - Bacoor Exit - Bacoor, Cavite
This exit can go to Aguinaldo Highway (R-1).
This exit is an alternate route to Imus, Dasmariñas, Silang, Tagaytay City, Laguna province, Batangas, Las Piñas City, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Parañaque City, Pasay City, and Manila.
Exit 42 - Imus Exit - Imus, Cavite
Exit 43 - Kawit Exit - Kawit, Cavite
This exit can take to Aguinaldo Shrine.
Exit 45 - Noveleta Exit - Noveleta, Cavite
This exit is an alternate route to Naic, Maragondon, Tagaytay City and other parts of Cavite. The exit can go to NORTH and SOUTH Reclamation Areas. This exit takes to Las Piñas-Noveleta Road.
Exit 46 - Manila-Cavite Expressway-BRMCREx - Noveleta, Cavite
Kilometer 47 (Northbound) - Cavite City Toll Barrier - Cavite City, Cavite
Exit 48 - Cavite City Exit - Cavite City, Cavite
Left goes to Cavite City Proper and right goes to Noveleta.

I hope C6 is finished fast since it will cut my travel time from Sucat to San Fernando to 45 minutes!

Sa SCTEx naman:
Exits on the Main Expressway

Tipo Exit - Olongapo-Gapan Road, Brgy. Tipo, Hermosa, Bataan
Dinalupihan Exit - Dinalupihan, Bataan
Clark Friendship Exit - Clark Friendship Gate, Clark Special Economic Zone, Angeles City, Pampanga
Clark Logistics Exit - Clark Logistics Area, Clark Special Economic Zone, Angeles City, Pampanga
This exit connects with the Clark Spur Road
Dolores Exit - Brgy. Dolores, Mabalacat, Pampanga
Formerly named Clark North Exit
Subic-Clark Expressway-North Luzon Expressway Interchange - North Luzon Expressway, Mabalacat, Pampanga

Exits on the Clark Spur Road

Mabiga Exit - Brgy. Mabiga, Mabalacat, Pampanga
North Luzon Expressway Exit - North Luzon Expressway, Brgy. Balen, Mabalacat, Pampanga

ivanhenares

June 29th, 2007, 08:10 PM

^^ thanx, somebody told me before na abot na raw sa Tarlac; i guess that was bad info. i would take your word though, kasi your there. thanx uli...:cheers:

Abot talaga siya sa Tarlac. The Mabalacat-Tarlac leg of the SCTEx is actually part of the NLEX.

tisoycuba

June 30th, 2007, 04:21 AM

saw the place today, they were still excavating the soil. marami palang mga chikka babes sa paligid. mga bagong gising....

salamat @avenger sa updated hah,dami ba chikka babes na bagong gising:cheers: open naba yun katabi nang wild orchids resort hotel @avenger:) thanks uli hah tol!!!

TheAvenger

June 30th, 2007, 09:19 AM

Abot talaga siya sa Tarlac. The Mabalacat-Tarlac leg of the SCTEx is actually part of the NLEX.

of course it is easy to name the SCTEX portion from inside clark area to bamban and I think up to concepcion tarlac, as NLEX,

however the fact remains that the present highway of NLEX is up to Sta Inez Mabalacat only.

and the SCTEX highway that passed inside Clark is about 3 KM west from NLEX Exit at Sta Inez, Mabalacat. That SCTEX highway is going north passing the Clark's military reservation lands and it change course to eastward direction in Bamban ......... I reckoned SCTEX is going towards Concepcion, Tarlac where it will end. And wait for funds ... another few decades perhaps ... then it will continue going to Ilocandia as per the plan.
We can call the SCTEX portion from Bamban to north as part of NLEX after the highway of the present NLEX is extended up to Bamban or Conception, BUT it may take another 20 years before it can be realized.

in the meantime we stick to reality that NLEX is still up to Sta Inez, Mabalacat. till the year 2030 or 2040

may kasabihan sa amin sa Bulacan :
huwag munang bilanging ang sisiw hangga't hindi pa napipisa ang Itlog.

by the way : these is the existing and perhaps planned highways going North.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/alternaterouteb.jpg

.

TheAvenger

June 30th, 2007, 09:27 AM

salamat @avenger sa updated hah,dami ba chikka babes na bagong gising:cheers: open naba yun katabi nang wild orchids resort hotel @avenger:) thanks uli hah tol!!!

hindi pa open btw these were the latest photos of that area... if not for you ay hindi ko pa malalaman ang lugar na yaon (wild orchid) na malapit sa Fields.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/fields3.jpg

Wild Orchid

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Fields Avenue driving towards the east direction or towards the MacArthur HIghway in Balibago.

TheAvenger

June 30th, 2007, 09:38 AM

I took this photos about 5 days ago.

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The street adjacent to Enclave. There is a Gawad Kalinga village in Brgy Cauyan ( you may see it if you go straight on this road)

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the constructions inside The Enclave site.

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The Enclave marketing office.

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Friendship Avenue near Clark gate.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/30friendship.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/31fields.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/33clarkgate.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/34fields.jpg

zelrich82

June 30th, 2007, 11:07 AM

hindi pa open btw these were the latest photos of that area... if not for you ay hindi ko pa malalaman ang lugar na yaon (wild orchid) na malapit sa Fields.

Wild Orchid
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/fields2.jpg
Fields Avenue driving towards the east direction or towards the MacArthur HIghway in Balibago.

heyyy, i remember this place :banana: ; i checked-in to this hotel back in 2005. 2x akong nag-stay, a couple of weekends (4 days); i had to see my cousin and my kumpare - and i didn't want to be a burden kaya dito ako nag-stay. they were expanding to the right side of the bldg. (facing the front of it) when i was there, it's nice to see it again; the actual "Fields Avenue" is straight ahead - at the end of that road, right by where that car is.

this was the site that i visited, para makilatis ko ang place; it was nice - the dinning area is open air and by the poolside (gaganda ng view he he), sarap mag-pa-kape-kape sa baba. i have pics of the room but i can't remember where i put them, no pretty shots though ; kumpare ko kase ang naging modelo - di sya photogenic :ohno: .
http://www.wildorchidresort.com/

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

TheAvenger

June 30th, 2007, 03:45 PM

College Parents Association General Assembly and Induction of Officers - June 30, 2007

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After the speeches by University Officials and after the presentation of newly elected officers of the CPA, a cultural show was presented,

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The AUF Dance Troupe

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The AUF Rondalla Band.

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The AUF Chorale Group.

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The AUF Gymnastic Group

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http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/auf21.jpg

pls see also the blog :

http://jibrael.blogspot.com/

TheAvenger

June 30th, 2007, 03:47 PM

continuation - part 2 of 2

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still inside the AUF main campus

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Inside the campus you can see the constructions of the 12-storey new AUF Medical Centre.

As per the AUF President Emmanuel Angeles, the mentioned AUF Medical Centre will be the tallest building and will be the most modern medical center in Central Luzon. According to Dr. Angeles the fundings for the construction came from foreign donations.

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The constructions of the Medical Centre as seen from the MacArthur Highway.

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Post Graduate School building of AUF located across the road.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/auf38.jpg

pls see also these blog :

http://jibrael.blogspot.com/

ceejay88

July 2nd, 2007, 08:59 PM

My friend from New Zealand told me that it so easy and so cheap to call abroad, if your in Angeles City Pampanga. Only in CPI or Corregidor Peace Institute Call Shop & Business Center.
It's within perimeter road in Angeles City near ABC Hotel.
Cheapest call rate 0.11¢ call for US, Canada and other countries?
With internet rate is as low as 0.67¢/minute.
They also served brewed coffee and Bagel, with lots of freebies for their regular customer.
Can you show us some pix of this business center?

ceejay88

July 2nd, 2007, 09:13 PM

I took this photos about 5 days ago.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/2enclave.jpg

The street adjacent to Enclave. There is a Gawad Kalinga village in Brgy Cauyan ( you may see it if you go straight on this road)

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/3enclave.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/4enclave.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/6enclave.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/8enclave.jpg

the constructions inside The Enclave site.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/10enclave.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/13enclave.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/15enclave.jpg

The Enclave marketing office.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/21enclave.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/29friendship.jpg

Friendship Avenue near Clark gate.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/30friendship.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/31fields.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/banana.gif
:banana:Hey Guys! This is it, The CPI - Corregidor Peace Institute. Its beside Bambinos Ristorante near ABC Hotel http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/banana.gif
:banana:

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/33clarkgate.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/34fields.jpg

:bash:

ceejay88

July 2nd, 2007, 09:29 PM

tisoycuba

July 3rd, 2007, 05:18 AM

ang bagong itatayu sa Don Juico ave. Grandview Towers :cheers: a new five story fancy condominium :) pati sm may plano rin magtayu daw nang hotel dyan sa malapit sa sm clark....rumors palang :cheers: sana totoo.. para dami trabaho:)

TheAvenger

July 3rd, 2007, 09:22 AM

2nd July 2007

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corner of Friendship Blv and Fields Avenue, infront of Clark Gate at Friendship

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Friendship Blvd.

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One of the nightspots at Fields Avenue

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tisoycuba

July 4th, 2007, 04:24 AM

@avenger...thanks sa mga updated mo at sa mga pic..meron pa raw gagawin na condominium dyan sa don juico ave.

allan_dude

July 4th, 2007, 10:19 PM

ALI undertakes P2.5-B Angeles project (http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS2007070597158.html)

By ANA MARIE MACUJA

Ayala Land, Inc., the country’s largest property developer, has earmarked on spending approximately P2.55 billion for the construction of a residential and commercial project in Angeles City, Pampanga, the company’s pioneering foray in the North.

The 46-hectare project, consisting of a residential development called Marquee Place and a retail area called Q Shopping, is a joint project of ALI and subsidiary Community Innovarions, Inc., the developer of Verdana Homes in Bacoor, Cavite.

ALI president Jim Ayala said of the total project cost, P1.8 billion will be allocated for the completion of Q Shopping, which is expected to launch in the first half of 2009. Q Shopping will add to ALI’s portfolio of successful retail establishments which include Glorietta, Greenbelt, Market! Market!, and recently Trinoma.

Meanwhile, Dan Abando, president of Community Innovations, said Marquee Place is the company’s answer for the growing demand for a fully integrated community in the North. "We feel that the people there are yearning for a cosmopolitan lifestyle and it was right for us to come in," he said.

According to Abando, the initial phase of Marquee Place, consisting of around 300 lots has been almost sold out. "We were expecting it to sell fast but not this fast. This just proves that North Central Luzon has been waiting and anticipating for an Ayala Land development to step foot in the region."

Almost ninety percent of the lots that were opened to the public were sold a week after Marquee Place was launched. Marquee Place buyers are the prominent figures of Pampanga showing that an Ayala Land development is a trusted brand for its unparalleled innovations and commitment to excellence and service, the company noted.

Being the first of its kind in the market, Marquee Place caters to the needs of the urbanites of North Central Luzon. The highly-networked location of Marquee Place makes the residential development in close proximity to the fast developing economic zones of Clark and Subic Bay Freeport. Marquee Place also provides easy access to major businesses and metropolitan institutions being located along the North Luzon Expressway.

Fully-equipped with amenities for cosmopolitan living, Marquee Place also boasts of contemporarystyle homes set against a backdrop of lush greenery and sprawling parks and alcoves. It is complete with amenities for leisure, sports and recreation, and designed to be the center of a residential and commercial area.

A stone’s throw from Marquee Place is Q Shopping. Bringing the same global retail experience found in shopping and lifestyle centers like Greenbelt and Glorietta, Q Shopping will offer a myriad of choices of local and international brands for shopping, dining and entertainment. In a blink, urbanites can be transported from the comforts of their homes to a hub of life’s finer pleasures.

"Our communities speak volumes of the quality and dedication that come with the Ayala name, and now, it is high time that we bring it to the north," Abando said.

tisoycuba

July 4th, 2007, 10:38 PM

:cheers: wow hanepppppppp..sa wakas, maganda na ang view papunta sa amin,hindi tulad dati amoyyyyyyy baboyyyyyyy.salamat ayala at so familyyyy...maganda na ang tanawin at may trabaho pa!! agyu tamu!!:)

tisoycuba

July 4th, 2007, 10:42 PM

baka may terminal din dyan nang mga bus to manila!:)

TheAvenger

July 4th, 2007, 11:07 PM

@avenger...thanks sa mga updated mo at sa mga pic..meron pa raw gagawin na condominium dyan sa don juico ave.

actually I don't know where is that Don Juico Ave, I have been driving around Angeles City without knowing the name of the street, of course I know Fields Ave.

since everyday I drive my daughter to AUF, I'll try to pass by that place on my return trip ... saan ba yaon ? malapit ba sa Balibago ?

tisoycuba

July 5th, 2007, 01:24 AM

actually I don't know where is that Don Juico Ave, I have been driving around Angeles City without knowing the name of the street, of course I know Fields Ave.

since everyday I drive my daughter to AUF, I'll try to pass by that place on my return trip ... saan ba yaon ? malapit ba sa Balibago ?

@avenger;mula sya sa check-point balibago hanggang friendship highway,don juico ave. yan..kasi yun field's ave.hanggang check-point lang sya sa riles.bali dalawa lasi twag sa daan na yan perimeter road o kaya don juico ave. hanggang dulo sya,yun dating friendship gate ..salamat @avenger sa updated mo ,hiya na kami syu:) 5 story fancy condominium The Grandview Towers soon to rise!:cheers:

zelrich82

July 5th, 2007, 03:58 AM

tisoycuba

July 5th, 2007, 04:11 AM

^^ dude, not to talk badly or anything like that - don't take no offense to it(curious din naman ako); pero not everybody knows the exact street names of every street in Angeles City or Balibago for that matter. since it had another name - "perimeter road", bat di na lang yon ang nilagay mo sa yong request; medyo napahirap ata natin ng konti si Avenger. i've lived in balibago for the longest time before and i've never heard of that street name, back then we called it clarkview/friendship; but i know that changed too. you've requested 2x and had less info about it, since you knew where it was - why didn't you go there, investigate and probably taken some photos; you are in the philippines or at least in pampanga (am i right)? kwentuhan mo naman kami about what you discover, i wish i have the means to do it myself - problem is, it's impossible; kung ako lang nandyan - marami rin siguro akong mai-share sa inyo. just a thought... :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

nasa u.s din ako may bahay kami sa villasol at saka bago napunta dto nag trabaho ako oasis hotel po .. ako pare tumitira ako sa isang lugar inaalam ko yun lugar lke kaw sabi taga 3th street kamu pero hindi mo kilala yun mga tao dyan :lol: ang clarkview ay subdivision at ang friendship ay highway balo muna ito... :bash: kaya nagpaptulong nga kay @avenger eh kapag nasa pinas na ako kwentohan kita tungkul sa area sa angeles o.k :lol: baka hindi mo pa alam ang plaridel subdi. dalawa yan 1 and 2 :lol:

tisoycuba

July 5th, 2007, 04:14 AM

pag uwi mo sa pinas pasama kita doon sa pinsan kung police sa angeles

TheAvenger

July 5th, 2007, 10:50 AM

@tisoycuba - okey lang, naging hobby ko na ang mag post ng photos sa SSC.
para din sigurong collecting stamps ang mag post ng photos sa Forum.

so don juico avenue ay extension ng Fields Avenue going towards Friendship gate.

then the below photos were actually in in that avenue and not Fields ave.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/fields48.jpg

One of the nightspots at Fields Avenue

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/fields49.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/fields50.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/fields51.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/fields52.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/fields53.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/fields54.jpg

zelrich82

July 5th, 2007, 10:59 AM

pag uwi mo sa pinas pasama kita doon sa pinsan kung police sa angeles

now we know na ala ka pala sa pinas, that's good to know; might i ask your whereabouts. good to know that there's a plaridel 2, i've heard of it but never went there - never had the need to. didn't mean to get you all worked up, like i said don't take no offense to it :ohno: ; i was merely stating to give more info para naman mapadali ang pag-hahanap ni Avenger lalo na hindi sya taga-balibago. and as for not knowing everybody who lived in 3rd street, sensya na pero di ko nakaugaliang mangapit-bahay sa ibang lugar (like 5th street); sapat na sa akin na ang mga taong nakatira sa tabi ng bahay ko ang mga kakilala ko. there is no need to get steamed about this (if you are), if your not - then that's good; lets move on. i don't really need a police escort, i do need to acquire a philippine drivers licence if possible; the legal way but expeditiously :) . i have a drivers licence, pero mas ok kung meron akong local i.d.
well, you caught my attention - saan ang villasol? ang alam ko villa angela - meron akong dating kaklase na nakatira doon noon.

TheAvenger

July 5th, 2007, 11:24 AM

btw close na pala ang Thread na SM Clark. I have posted photos of SM Clark's exhibit at this location :

Philippine Forums > Around the Philippines > Cities, Places, Travel and Geography > LuzViMinda Malls - T8

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=14102880#post14102880

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Pls note I have just posted some photos of Clark Museum - Museo Kapampangan at the below location :

Philippine Forums > Around the Philippines > Photography, Heritage and Architecture > Museums in the Philippines

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=14104143#post14104143

tisoycuba

July 5th, 2007, 01:55 PM

:lol: kung alam mo ang maharajah hotel yan villasol na yan texas street villa sol subdi. at saka sa angeles may villa gloria ,villa angela,villa teresa ,at saka hindi kasi maganda ang datin mo eh !!!! swerte ka @zelrich

zelrich82

July 5th, 2007, 06:28 PM

^^ i'm trying to recollect those villa's, i just couldn't remember them all; i remember that behind HAU was also a villa - not sure which one though. still can't picture where villasol is (but it's o.k.), i have an idea and i think i can google it now. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

@The Avenger,thanx doon sa link you've attached :okay: ; is there a museum where those vintage military jeeps are stored or on exhitbit?
i saw those pics of the Museo Kapampangan, very cool; there's one picture that brought me back to yesteryears - the one with the female mannequin wearing white garment, in front of her were 2 school desk; those were the exact same desk we were using back then in Balibago Elementary School. nakita ko rin ang postings ni Sinjin, o.k. na puntahan yoong shrine ni E.A., it looks very informative.

tisoycuba

July 5th, 2007, 07:26 PM

kevinb

July 6th, 2007, 04:30 AM

ALI launches Pampanga project

By Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson

AYALA LAND INC. (ALI) yesterday launched its 46-hectare residential and mall development project in Angeles City, Pampanga.

The P2.6-billion project, dubbed Marquee Angeles City, will consist of a 3hectare subdivision called “Marquee Place” and a nine-hectare mall called “Q Shopping”.

Of the project cost, P1.8 billion will be spent for the mall and P750 million will be used to develop a residential subdivision.

“The market (in Pampanga) is ready for this. You see BMW dealerships there, you see sophisticated wine shops and people (in Pampanga) are looking for a more cosmopolitan product. We felt that in terms of timing, we are facing a market that is ready for this,” ALI president Jaime Ayala said.

Marquee is Ayala’s first development project in the region that fully integrates an upscale residential community with a retail promise of an Ayala mall.

Community Innovations, a unit of ALI, will undertake the development of Marquee Place.

CII president Dan Abando said lot packages range from P8,000 to P11,000 per square meter or P2.4 million to P3.4 million per unit for 220- to 400-square meter lots.

Abando said that for the first phase of Marquee Place, CII has pre-sold 90 percent or 270 lots of 300 lots offered. Another 300 lots will be offered in the next phase.

Q Shopping spans 70,000 square meters in gross leasable area for the mall and will open by the first half of 2009, Ayala said. It will offer a myriad of choices of local and international brands for shopping, dining and entertainment.

Marquee Angeles joins Ayala Land’s first leisure project north of Manila, the anvaya Cove in Bataan.

Philippine Daily Inquirer
Business Section - B3
July 5, 2007

TheAvenger

July 6th, 2007, 08:38 AM

zelrich82

July 6th, 2007, 09:26 AM

^^ it's cool, salamat po... :okay:

TheAvenger

July 6th, 2007, 09:53 AM

@zelrich re US military jeep - I guess some of those US Army Jeep were available at the AFP Museum in Camp Aguinaldo.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/museum.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/museum-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/museum1.jpg

The AFP Museum enables our special guests and visitors both local and foreign alike appreciate the proud heritage of the Filipino Soldiers. Contact Numbers: +632912-6212; +6329129234

Also the below website shows many vintage military jeep :

http://www.cjmmp.org/links.htm

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/attack2.jpg

tisoycuba

July 6th, 2007, 01:32 PM

visit this site,www.balibago.com-where to stay in angeles city

Sinjin P.

July 7th, 2007, 05:10 AM

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1242/720916454_1e2bd7ee11_b.jpg

A rare photo of Pampanga's patron as she is enthroned in the Baliti Chapel (1956)

by Maleldo (http://flickr.com/photos/alexrcastro/)

Sinjin P.

July 7th, 2007, 06:04 AM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/394854234_23dfefe1ae_o.jpg

Sto Rosario Church, Angeles (1958)
by Maleldo (http://flickr.com/photos/alexrcastro/)

tisoycuba

July 7th, 2007, 03:21 PM

mga taga holy family yata yun mga naglalakad na yun hha @jhaelnis :thanks sa pic hah bumata tuloy ako..hheheh

ivanhenares

July 8th, 2007, 11:28 AM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/394854234_23dfefe1ae_o.jpg

Sto Rosario Church, Angeles (1958)
by Maleldo (http://flickr.com/photos/alexrcastro/)

Hi Jhaelnis, hope you asked Alex about posting his photos. He rants every time we meet about SSC forumers posting his photos here without his permission. Thanks!

zelrich82

July 8th, 2007, 11:49 PM

TheAvenger

July 9th, 2007, 01:22 AM

^^ musta na ivan, at first i didn't notice yoong link; he's got over a thousand religious photos from the past (that's a bit scary to me). seems devoted, but i like seeing those old photos; it's just a bit eerie though (but that's just me) - i still like it. i hope he doesn't mind, if he reads this - ako na ang makiki-hingi ng permiso for those uploads :) . thanx

@The Avenger, thanx uli doon sa info about the military museum; the willy's jeep ang nakatuwaan ko. thanx again... :cheers:

you are welcome... actually naging curious din ako sa mga military jeep.
mayroon din pala noon sa private collectors as below :

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/sm2.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/sm3.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/sm14.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/jewel_087/sm15.jpg

diz

July 9th, 2007, 08:07 AM

I saw the fireworks at SM Clark yesterday !

Sayang nakalimutan ko ang cam ko.

Sinjin P.

July 9th, 2007, 12:43 PM

Hi Jhaelnis, hope you asked Alex about posting his photos. He rants every time we meet about SSC forumers posting his photos here without his permission. Thanks!

Oh my, its the first time I posted his photos here. Anyway, I won't post his photos here anymore and if he wants, I could edit my posts to remove his other photos :okay:

OtAkAw

July 9th, 2007, 04:16 PM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/394854234_23dfefe1ae_o.jpg

Oooh, I can see Familians near the bottom left corner of the pic. Students from my Alma Mater Holy Family Academy are called as such. Just reminds me of the history of my high school. We just celebrated HFA's Centenary (100 years) a year ago.

TheAvenger

July 9th, 2007, 07:02 PM

Pls see the Video below for the crying Virgin Mary. Just click it with your mouse.

http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/latest/8902/Faithful-flock-to-crying-image-of-Virgin-Mary-in-Pampanga

ishtefh_03

July 10th, 2007, 07:24 AM

@ivan- na feature ka ba sa tv last sunday?? la lang...

kevinb

July 10th, 2007, 08:07 AM

Feud among execs threatening Clark plan as logistics center
(http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view_article.php?article_id=75742)

By Tonette Orejas
Central Luzon Desk
Last updated 03:50am (Mla time) 07/10/2007

CLARK FREEPORT-- Officials of government base conversion agencies are fighting over the use of a 300-hectare land at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport that may block or push the facility’s future as the country’s main gateway and logistics hub, documents showed.

Nestor Mangio, chair of the Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) that manages the DMIA, has asked President Macapagal-Arroyo to order the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) and the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) to return the 300 hectares on DMIA’s IE 5 area to the Aviation City.

“This is the most logical site for the envisioned logistics area. This will bring back our Aviation City to the original area of 2,500 hectares instead of 2,200 (hectares). Our Aviation City will more or less be at par with other airports in the Asian region,” Mangio told the President in a June 17 letter.

In the same letter, he cited the size of land areas of airports that would compete with the DMIA.

According to Mangio, the airport in Kansai, Japan covers 1,050 hectares; in Korea, 5,600 hectares; Shanghai, China, 4,000 hectares; Beijing, China, 4,700 hectares; Thailand, 2,657 hectares; Malaysia, 10,000 hectares; Singapore, 1,300 hectares; and Hong Kong, 1,255 hectares.

Mangio also opposed the construction of an interchange at the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway “in the middle of the boundary of the Aviation Complex and the IE 5.”

This, he noted, would “not meet the minimum standard distance of 5 km between two interchanges when the airport and logistics center interchange is constructed.”

He was referring to the planned P56-billion gateway project that would enable the DMIA to handle five million passengers and operate a world-class logistics center.

Mangio was not the only official who wanted to dedicate the whole area of the DMIA to Ms Arroyo’s plan of a logistics hub.

Secretary Edgardo Pamintuan, chair of the Subic-Clark Alliance for Development Council, on June 15 wrote a memorandum to officials of the BCDA, CDC and CIAC on the central business district (CBD) project that the CDC and BCDA planned to build on the disputed area.

The CDC on June 7 advertised in national newspapers an invitation to apply for eligibility and to bid on a feasibility study for the project.

Pamintuan struck down the CBD proposal.

“I believe that developing a CBD is not a bad idea, but it may not be appropriate for the IE 5 area in Clark, whose development orientation should revolve around its airport and aviation facilities and complex,” he said.

He said the Air Transportation Office, based on standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization, had said “there are existing structures within the freeport which [violate] required building height limits of ICAO and as such are obstructions to the flight pattern of the DMIA.”

“The high-rise buildings of Makati, Fort Bonifacio and Ortigas do not apply in Clark,” the ATO said, as shown in the minutes of a May 27 consultation.

Pamintuan said “the President has been crystal clear in her vision for Clark, Subic and the corridor between the two facilities.”

“[Ms Arroyo] wants to see a logistics hub out of the Clark-Subic corridor to put our country in a position where it can take advantage of the burgeoning global logistics business, as Asia and the Pacific are moving toward economic integration,” said Pamintuan.

CDC president Levy Laus said “there should be no conflict because we can talk and agree.”

The 300-hectare disputed area, he said, is owned by the BCDA, with CDC as real estate manager.

lightsaber46

July 10th, 2007, 10:30 AM

Question!! Is "Q Shopping" a different establishment from the Ayala-Gaisanao Mall??

lightsaber46

July 10th, 2007, 10:42 AM

after I drive my daughter to AUF I pass by The Enclave at Timog Ave to check if anything new, construction is still in progress. Then I went to Friendship Ave and Fields Avenue. hindi ko nakita ang Lexus Hotel na yaon sa Fields, pero may ginagawang building sa tabi ng INK Church sa Fields din.

Got any pic of this building besides INK (Iglesia Ni Cristo) Church?. Commercial building kaya or Dorm type? Di ko napansin ito.

tisoycuba

July 10th, 2007, 11:11 AM

nabasa ko sa wed site hotel yan na 5 floor ang taas beside INC..SOON TO OPEN THIS DEC.

kevinb

July 10th, 2007, 12:01 PM

Question!! Is "Q Shopping" a different establishment from the Ayala-Gaisanao Mall??

Un na po un. :wink2:

ivanhenares

July 10th, 2007, 12:37 PM

@ivan- na feature ka ba sa tv last sunday?? la lang...

Yeah, that was me. :lol:

ivanhenares

July 10th, 2007, 12:38 PM

Oh my, its the first time I posted his photos here. Anyway, I won't post his photos here anymore and if he wants, I could edit my posts to remove his other photos :okay:

It's one of the reasons he put watermarks on them, really large ones. Hehe!

ishtefh_03

July 10th, 2007, 01:25 PM

Yeah, that was me. :lol:

hahaha... nakita ko lang yung last part eh, tapos parang naisip ko familiar itsura nya...

zelrich82

July 10th, 2007, 05:51 PM

^^ what show was it? sometimes delayed or replayed ang broadcast dito (time difference), i'd like to see a friendly face every now and then. :)
but we don't have all the channels, mainly abs and gma lang. :cheers:

portludlow

July 12th, 2007, 02:22 AM

I just came back from Angeles City for a visit. Got to meet @TheAvenger and I had a nice chat with him at the Mimosa Golf and Country Club. It was sure nice to see him personally and believe me he is a very amiable fellow which is contrary to his sometimes controversial online persona. Thanks @TheAvenger for taking the time to meet me. :)

Angeles City is coming back to life with a vengeance, far from the devastation that Mt Pinatubo has brought and from the near economic collapse when the US 13th Air Force left. The scars left from those twin events are slowly healing.

The business people remain optimistic and are again investing money into new businesses mostly in the tourist trade like new hotels and restaurants. The city is bustling with activity with contruction everywhere especially along Balibago, Fields Ave and Don Juico Ave. The previously abandoned commercial strips at Friendship Ave are being refurbished. The two biggest learning institutions Holy Angel University and Angeles University have expanded their curriculums and between the two of them you can now take Medicine, Law, IT and specialty engineering courses. Specialty shops like art galleries, bakeries, wine shops, furniture stores, and coffee shops have once again sprouted and opened shop. The bar scene is also making a big comeback with a twist with most clientele being Australians, Europeans, Koreans and Taiwanese. It looks like the good old days are back as we know it. :cheers:

The villages like Don Josefa, Timog Park, Carmenville, Don Bonifacio, Diamond, MountainView and Hensonville which were literally abandoned are again teeming with people. The SM, Robinsons and Nepo malls are all jampacked with shoppers. Ayala Mall is being constructed in full blast. Downtown villages not much affected by the closure of Clark like Villa Teresa, Villa Angela, Villa Gloria, Essel Park, Sta Maria Village, Marisol and L&S subdivisions are still there and holding their own but in due time will be overshadowed by newer developments with better amenities.

New subdivisions like The Enclave by Globe Asiatique, Marquee by Ayala Land, Forest Park Homes by Robinsons Land are selling very well. I inquired about the Marquee out of curiosity and the broker lamented that Phase 1 of 300 lots were sold-out in 2 weeks. They actually have to do a lottery on the last few remaining lots to accomodate many people who were not lucky enough to buy on the first day of pre-selling. Phase 2 lots will be selling at around 10-20% premium. :nuts: Ayala Land definitely miscalculated the demand. I have a feeling that the people who bought there are investors/speculators who have no intention of building a house. :bash: The developpment might end up like Lakeshore in San Fernando with very few houses built.

While the city seemed to have recovered, all is not well....traffic is bad, substance abuse is a problem, there is sewer in the street, roads are poorly maintained, there is a still lot of poverty and prostitution is rampant and still is big business. :ohno:

TheAvenger

July 12th, 2007, 03:05 AM

zelrich82

July 12th, 2007, 06:19 PM

The villages like Don Josefa, Timog Park, Carmenville, Don Bonifacio, Diamond, MountainView and Hensonville which were literally abandoned are again teeming with people. The SM, Robinsons and Nepo malls are all jampacked with shoppers. Ayala Mall is being constructed in full blast. Downtown villages not much affected by the closure of Clark like Villa Teresa, Villa Angela, Villa Gloria, Essel Park, Sta Maria Village, Marisol and L&S subdivisions are still there and holding their own but in due time will be overshadowed by newer developments with better amenities.

New subdivisions like The Enclave by Globe Asiatique, Marquee by Ayala Land, Forest Park Homes by Robinsons Land are selling very well. I inquired about the Marquee out of curiosity and the broker lamented that Phase 1 of 300 lots were sold-out in 2 weeks. They actually have to do a lottery on the last few remaining lots to accomodate many people who were not lucky enough to buy on the first day of pre-selling. Phase 2 lots will be selling at around 10-20% premium. :nuts: Ayala Land definitely miscalculated the demand. I have a feeling that the people who bought there are investors/speculators who have no intention of building a house. :bash: The developpment might end up like Lakeshore in San Fernando with very few houses built.

While the city seemed to have recovered, all is not well....traffic is bad, substance abuse is a problem, there is sewer in the street, roads are poorly maintained, there is a still lot of poverty and prostitution is rampant and still is big business. :ohno:

naka-visit ka na pala, kainggit; it's good to hear fresh from a visiting kababayan. i'm seeing angeles through your eyes, the way you saw it; ok yoong inputs na nakuha ko. straight to the point, say's it like it is; i like that. many THANX
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

i am still planning to visit the west coast next summer, and if my wife will agree i planned to travel with her and our family from LA to vancouver bc by greyhound bus. i may visit your place on the way to bc.

regards to your family.

oks yon, i wish i can tell you to pass by; kaso baka ma-out-of -the-way ka. kung mag-travel kayo south to north on the west coast, suggest ko lang take the AMTRAk instead of Greyhound; you'll see better views and sit comfortably. Greyhound, would only go straight up on Interstate 5 - nothing much to see unless you pass through the cities; while Amtrak - you should see a lot of nice views papuntang seattle, it goes through the coastline - you like taking pictures di ba. Just a thought, you still have a year to plan for it...
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

TheAvenger

July 12th, 2007, 09:16 PM

naka-visit ka na pala, kainggit; it's good to hear fresh from a visiting kababayan. i'm seeing angeles through your eyes, the way you saw it; ok yoong inputs na nakuha ko. straight to the point, say's it like it is; i like that. many THANX
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

oks yon, i wish i can tell you to pass by; kaso baka ma-out-of -the-way ka. kung mag-travel kayo south to north on the west coast, suggest ko lang take the AMTRAk instead of Greyhound; you'll see better views and sit comfortably. Greyhound, would only go straight up on Interstate 5 - nothing much to see unless you pass through the cities; while Amtrak - you should see a lot of nice views papuntang seattle, it goes through the coastline - you like taking pictures di ba. Just a thought, you still have a year to plan for it...
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

oh yes.. Amtrak train will be better..
anyhow still on the planning stage. the last time (year 2004) we visit the west coast (LA and Vegas) (me, my daughter and my 2 sons) for 3 weeks we spent a fortune :)

Sinjin P.

July 13th, 2007, 04:55 AM

http://www.ayalaland.com.ph/cms/articles/images/marquee_logo.jpg

Ayala Land to Develop 35-ha Property in Angeles City (http://www.ayalaland.com.ph/)

Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Community Innovations Inc. (CII) is building a residential subdivision and commercial center in a 35-hectare property in Angeles City, Pampanga - its first development in the northern part of Central Luzon as it seeks to further expand its presence in the country.

CII president Dan Abando said the Marquee Place project integrates an upscale residential community, a world-class shopping mall as well as a recreation center.

He said almost 90 percent of the total 300 lots opened for sale to the public had been taken up, manifesting the huge demand for high-quality projects in the region.

"We were expecting to sell fast but not this fast. This just proves that North Central Luzon has been waiting and anticipating for an Ayala Land development to step foot in the region," said Abando.

ALI president Jimmy Ayala, for his part, said "We're tyring to export the Ayala way of living to other parts of the country. The location is very good."

Abando said the company is initially selling lots, ranging from 220 square meters to 400 square meters at P8,000-P11,000 per square meter.

He said development of the residential subdivision and the commercial mall, to be called Q Shopping, will take two years.

Abando said the residential project will feature a main clubhouse with function rooms, a lap pool and multi-purpose area. It will also involve the development of a sports complex which will comprise an open playing field and covered courts for badminton and basketball.

Q Shopping, estimated to cost between P1.8 billion and P2 billion, is targeting regional centers of Pampanga and Bulacan province and northern Metro Manila.

This is Ayala Land's second major development project north of Metro Manila after its resort community Anvaya Cove in Morong town in the northwestern province of Bataan.

http://www.ayalaland.com.ph/cms/articles/images/marquee_ad1.jpg

http://www.ayalaland.com.ph/cms/articles/images/marquee_ad2.jpg

kalbongdad

July 13th, 2007, 06:46 AM

wooooohhhh...that is good news.....kakasawa na mga box type na sm malls....it will also....enhance the development of pampanga....if ever...sabay-sabay matapos ang projects dyan... the dmia..the northrail...the nayong pilipino..( kakainis ginagawa ni planas...mga cheap...look at the developments they made inside QC circle...nipa huts...and its poorly done...parang iskwater...excuse my words....informal settlers...) nde e iskwater talaga... a thread should be started on our parks....and park developments...

whippersnapper

July 13th, 2007, 09:08 AM

sana matapos agad
im so excited

zelrich82

July 13th, 2007, 05:42 PM

oh yes.. Amtrak train will be better..
anyhow still on the planning stage. the last time (year 2004) we visit the west coast (LA and Vegas) (me, my daughter and my 2 sons) for 3 weeks we spent a fortune :)

yeah, i know how expensive it could get; i was thinking about doing the travel up north myself since that's where i kinda originated. to give you a rough idea, i pulled up both listings for Amtrak and Greyhound:
roundtrip / dated 2jun08 returning 8jun08 / for 5 adults / Los Angeles to Seattle:
--Amtrak would be at around $920+, 34 hours travel time.
--Greyhound is at around $760+, 28 hours travel time.
there is a difference but then again you would be comfortable sa wide seats ng train, air fare would probably be around the price of the Amtrak (maybe) and it would only take you at around 2 hours to get there (less thrilling); those are your options...
sa akin lang, when i do my travels; i plan for it - 12 months ahead and start booking 6 months before we would travel - cost effective, but you have to be sure about it. ala lang...
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

tisoycuba

July 14th, 2007, 03:36 AM

wow,tuloy na tuloy na pala hah ,ang ayala project sa angeles city..o.k yan para naman dami work sa angeles city ,mabalacat at magalang ..at saka may makuha din trabaho yun taga epza..sana may terminal bus sya hehehe sana!

tisoycuba

July 14th, 2007, 03:42 AM

wow!!tuloy na pala ang ayala project sa angeles city..o.k yan para naman dami work dyan sa atin lalo na sa angeles city epza ,mabalacat at magalang @jhaelnis salamat sa updated hah tol

OtAkAw

July 14th, 2007, 04:07 PM

Oh, it's true na tuloy na tuloy na nga ang development ng Ayala Land sa Angeles. I passed there recently and the Marquee looks promising! It looks like it would be one of the most "sosyal" subdivisions in Angeles City. Although wala paring makakatalo sa pomp ng Villa Teresa. The mall is not being built yet although there was a crane near the area. The location is awesome, next door neighbors lang sila sa city hall. I hope this project spurs businesses around that area.

Sinjin P.

July 15th, 2007, 08:24 AM

Q Shopping will be a combination of Glorietta, Greenbelt and Market! Market!. How promising...

whippersnapper

July 16th, 2007, 11:58 AM

wow how nice sana matapos agad ung mol

tisoycuba

July 18th, 2007, 11:06 PM

pic naman sa location nang marquee place angeles at Q shopping..thanks guys

NOVO ECIJANO

July 19th, 2007, 10:22 AM

Q Shopping will be a combination of Glorietta, Greenbelt and Market! Market!. How promising...

i thought combination of Qmart in Quezon city and Quinta market in Quiapo..he he he joke only

TheAvenger

July 22nd, 2007, 07:57 PM

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/CLark.jpg

Clark Special Economic Zone

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/SMClark.jpg

SM Clark

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/mabiga.jpg

tisoycuba

July 23rd, 2007, 04:28 AM

bakit kaya hindi pa updated nang google earth.. matagal na yan eh

portludlow

July 23rd, 2007, 12:05 PM

i am still planning to visit the west coast next summer, and if my wife will agree i planned to travel with her and our family from LA to vancouver bc by greyhound bus. i may visit your place on the way to bc.

TheAvenger, you are most welcome to visit. :) Just rent a car so you can visit more places.

naka-visit ka na pala, kainggit; it's good to hear fresh from a visiting kababayan. i'm seeing angeles through your eyes, the way you saw it; ok yoong inputs na nakuha ko. straight to the point, say's it like it is; i like that. many THANX
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

:

Zel, binisita ko kung saan ka nag-stay Wild Orchid Hotel at Flamingo bar :lol: :devil: Wala lang, gusto ko lang makita kung ano ang nandoon. :D

i thought combination of Qmart in Quezon city and Quinta market in Quiapo..he he he joke only

he he he!!! Im not sure what Ayala is up to.....Angeles City folks are finicky and discriminating. If they dont do it right, they might end up with a poor project.

TheAvenger

July 23rd, 2007, 04:03 PM

[QUOTE=portludlow;14402842]TheAvenger, you are most welcome to visit. :) Just rent a car so you can visit more places.
[QUOTE]

oh .. you are back in the northwest coast from Europe....
did you visit Firenzi and other Italian cities ?
i guess your previous post is the photos of London.

zelrich82

July 23rd, 2007, 11:08 PM

Zel, binisita ko kung saan ka nag-stay Wild Orchid Hotel at Flamingo bar :lol: :devil: Wala lang, gusto ko lang makita kung ano ang nandoon. :D

what'd you see? :):D:naughty::devil:

bitoy

July 25th, 2007, 07:47 AM

Some photos of old Clark Air Base and its history.

Clark Air Base Scrapbook (http://zcap.freeyellow.com/pix3.htm)

Fort Stotsenberg Years (http://zcap.freeyellow.com/afort.html)

http://zcap.freeyellow.com/Angeles45C.JPG

http://zcap.freeyellow.com/Angeles45B.JPG

Angeles in 1945

TheAvenger

July 25th, 2007, 10:38 AM

pic naman sa location nang marquee place angeles at Q shopping..thanks guys

except for the land development of Ayala Mall adjacent to NLEX not seen
any construction activities there the last time I pass there.

btw.. i don't think the Ayala Mall and whatever mall in that area will be frequented by people as the SM Clark unless they widen the roads leading to that place. Both Angeles-Magalang Road (vicinity of City Center and Pandan) and Mountain View ( mostly at corner MacArthur highway Balibago) had traffic jam at present, then when the Ayala Mall is completed then the traffic there will be much worst.

If your are living in Angeles city proper, Balibago, Dau and Mabalacat then it is more easy to go to SM Clark than suffer the traffic jam in Mountain View and Angeles-Magalang Road. Of course Ayala Mall is very much accessible on the NLEX side.

TheAvenger

July 25th, 2007, 10:46 AM

yesterday I went to Philamlife office at Edificio de Jimenez which is adjacent to Holy Angel UNiversity and while waiting for 9AM opening of the office, I took some photos in the vicinity.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/AC4.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/ac5.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/ac6.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/ac8.jpg

The building with blue glass window belongs to Holy Angel University, located on the south part of HAU bulding complex.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/ac10.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/ac9.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/ac12.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/ac17.jpg

TheAvenger

July 25th, 2007, 11:34 AM

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/holy-1.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/hoily13.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/holy15.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/holy7.jpg

tisoycuba

July 25th, 2007, 08:43 PM

thanks sa updated hah@avenger.. tapos na pala yun bagong building nang holy angel..totoo yun avenger, magiging grabe ang traffic dyan goin to ayala mall..ang two way lang ang kalsada dyan sa mountain view eh dami pa tricycle....

portludlow

July 28th, 2007, 05:32 PM

what'd you see? :):D:naughty::devil:

ha ha ha.... baka ma ban tayo ni Sinjin. :lol:

thanks sa updated hah@avenger.. tapos na pala yun bagong building nang holy angel..totoo yun avenger, magiging grabe ang traffic dyan goin to ayala mall..ang two way lang ang kalsada dyan sa mountain view eh dami pa tricycle....

What I dont understand the former mayor go through Magalang Rd everyday to reach his office. Im sure he is aware of the traffic congestion and the bad condition of the road and they dont do anything about it. :bash:

@TheAvenger, thanks sa pictures. HAU is finally doing what is expected of them constructing new buildings and sprucing their campus. :)

TheAvenger

July 28th, 2007, 07:06 PM

ha ha ha.... baka ma ban tayo ni Sinjin. :lol:

What I dont understand the former mayor go through Magalang Rd everyday to reach his office. Im sure he is aware of the traffic congestion and the bad condition of the road and they dont do anything about it. :bash:

@TheAvenger, thanks sa pictures. HAU is finally doing what is expected of them constructing new buildings and sprucing their campus. :)

u are welcome..... i guess you are now in Italy from UK and France ?

don't forget to post the photos of Firenzi.... I missed that city so much and also the Pinay there :)

portludlow

July 28th, 2007, 07:23 PM

u are welcome..... i guess you are now in Italy from UK and France ?

don't forget to post the photos of Firenzi.... I missed that city so much and also the Pinay there :)

@TheAvenger, Ill post them tonight at the samahan thread. :)

TheAvenger

July 29th, 2007, 03:02 AM

@TheAvenger, Ill post them tonight at the samahan thread. :)

thanks

tisoycuba

July 30th, 2007, 05:17 AM

updated naman sa bagong friendship gate pic ba ..:)

zelrich82

August 1st, 2007, 08:24 AM

ha ha ha.... baka ma ban tayo ni Sinjin. :lol:

di naman siguro, just whisper na lang so they wont hear. :lol:

diz

August 1st, 2007, 04:20 PM

angeles ayala mall now has those metal bars they use for construction. i'll take pics when i get the chance. :)

tisoycuba

August 2nd, 2007, 01:42 AM

wait namin yan hah..thanks po!!!!

TheAvenger

August 3rd, 2007, 02:13 AM

pls note I have posted about 15 photos of DMIA (Clark Airport) at the
below thread :

Diosdado Macapagal International Airport/Clark Air Field....Thread III

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=463874&page=8

portludlow

August 3rd, 2007, 09:16 AM

angeles ayala mall now has those metal bars they use for construction. i'll take pics when i get the chance. :)

Diz, akala ko nakauwi ka na. :lol: Ang tagal ng bakasyon mo. :) Sige kuhanan mo ng pics, isali mo na rin yung Marquee. :D

TheAvenger

August 4th, 2007, 01:15 AM

Diz, akala ko nakauwi ka na. :lol: Ang tagal ng bakasyon mo. :) Sige kuhanan mo ng pics, isali mo na rin yung Marquee. :D

actually I don't know where is that Marquee. about two weeks ago I passed the Angeles exit of NLEX not seen any signs or banner of Marquee. I only saw the land developments of Ayala Mall.

tisoycuba

August 4th, 2007, 01:44 AM

[QUOTE=TheAvenger;14613482]actually I don't know where is that Marquee. about two weeks ago I passed the Angeles exit of NLEX not seen any signs or banner of Marquee. I only saw the land developments of Ayala Mall.[/QUO

@avenger.. kung naaalala mo yun dating angeles exit,madadaan mo yun marquee place.yan yun dating spring side farm na pag-aari nang mga SO family:) pagkaalam ko pati yan city hall na lupa sa kanila rin yata yan mura lang nila binenta sa city gov. :)

portludlow

August 4th, 2007, 01:49 AM

actually I don't know where is that Marquee. about two weeks ago I passed the Angeles exit of NLEX not seen any signs or banner of Marquee. I only saw the land developments of Ayala Mall.

Hi TheAvenger, It is located along angeles-magalang road around 500 meters from the rotunda on the way to magalang. It used to be springside farms. I heard thru the grapevine that megaworld originaly thought of the idea of building the high end subdivision but ayalaland gave a better deal to the local partners. Hmmm.... i wont be surprised if megaworld will look for another opportunity to invest in Angeles City.

TheAvenger

August 4th, 2007, 05:26 AM

Hi TheAvenger, It is located along angeles-magalang road around 500 meters from the rotunda on the way to magalang. It used to be springside farms. I heard thru the grapevine that megaworld originaly thought of the idea of building the high end subdivision but ayalaland gave a better deal to the local partners. Hmmm.... i wont be surprised if megaworld will look for another opportunity to invest in Angeles City.

thanks ..i'll check that marquee the next time I passed there.

OtAkAw

August 4th, 2007, 10:06 AM

Update of AUF Medical Tower, they're now on the third floor (BAGAL NG PACE!)

http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/6292/pikkie2186vy6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sorry for the large and low-quality image.

TheAvenger

August 4th, 2007, 05:16 PM

I guess you are on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the IT building when you shot this photo.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/auf.jpg

Sinjin P.

August 6th, 2007, 05:32 AM

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1294/1023163440_fe64219595_o.jpg

by geckosiam (http://flickr.com/photos/geckosiam/)

TheAvenger

August 6th, 2007, 09:12 PM

By Tonette Orejas
Central Luzon Desk
Last updated 01:26am (Mla time) 08/06/2007

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO--Defeated Pampanga gubernatorial candidate Lilia Pineda moved an inch closer to her clamor to have the votes cast in the province's 4,847 precincts recounted and revised in her favor and against Gov. Eddie Panlilio.

Pineda won the first round after the second division of the Commission on Elections, on Aug. 1, gave due course to her election protest against Panlilio, a Catholic priest.

you may read further on the below web link :

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view_article.php?article_id=80758

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zelrich82

August 7th, 2007, 06:54 AM

^^ i don't get it, i thought it was already accepted that Gov. Ed is the elected official; why can't pineda accept that.

dos compadres

August 7th, 2007, 09:33 AM

^^ i don't get it, i thought it was already accepted that Gov. Ed is the elected official; why can't pineda accept that.

Simple lang, POWER! PRESTIGE! MONEY! (Yeah, and more MONEY).

portludlow

August 8th, 2007, 04:19 AM

^^ i don't get it, i thought it was already accepted that Gov. Ed is the elected official; why can't pineda accept that.

ha ha ha..... nobody loses an election in the Philippines, they will always say they were cheated. :lol:

bitoy

August 8th, 2007, 04:41 AM

From that link by Avenger :
Pineda gets Comelec nod to recount votes

"Who will really benefit from such revision? Surely, it is not [Pineda] as the protest would not be decided by mere revision alone. Neither will it be [Panlilio] who would also be forced to spend a substantial amount of money for the compensation of his own revisors," he said.

The costs, he said, are staggering. Under Comelec Resolution No. 02-0130 issued Sept. 18, 2002, he said an honorarium of P220 per single or clustered precinct would be paid to the Comelec personnel who will act as chair of a revision committee.

Another P100 is paid to the "recorder" and P80 each to the "typist" and "ballot box custodian."

"Thus, for the 4,847 precincts of Pampanga alone, a total of P1,066,340 will go to the Comelec personnel who will act as chair of the revision committees; P484,700 to the recorder; and P387,760 each to the typist and the ballot box custodian or a total earnings of P2,326,560 for these Comelec personnel which will not be deducted from their regular monthly salaries from the Comelec," he said.

Dahil nga sa PERA siguro. :lol:

portludlow

August 9th, 2007, 03:24 AM

High-rise condo to rise in Angeles
By Joel P. Mapiles
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam...n.angeles.html
A HIGH-RISE condominium, a first of its kind in Central Luzon, will soon rise in Angeles City.

Foreign investors and officers of Grandview Properties infused more than P300 million as investment for the construction of Grandview Tower Condominium, a state-of-the-art high-rise condominium that would be built at Don Juico Avenue, Balibago in the city.

A ground-breaking ceremony, amidst the heavy downpour, took place here on Wednesday, which was graced by Angeles Mayor Francis Nepomuceno, City Architect Andy Gulapa, Grandview Properties president Maurice Van Merkesteijn, Philippine Land Group directors father and son Nick and Michael Corcoris, project manager Dean Lovig, vice president Arnel Torres, and other foreign and local corporate associates.

Van Merkesteijn is optimistic with the construction of Grandview Tower, foreign and local visitors will be amazed by its interior design that reflects the creation of a perfect home. He said "innovation beyond boundaries" will be showcased.

She also claimed that the high-rise condominium is an indication of development, prestige and innovation in this highly urbanized city.

Gulapa, one of the most well-known architects and builders in the country who takes the great responsibility in bringing this into reality, said the country particularly this city is lucky to have multimillion-peso construction investments pouring in.

"We thank our investor-partners represented by Nick, Michael, Maurice and Arnel who gave their trust and confidence in the economy of Angeles run by the able leadership of Mayor Nepomuceno and the City Council," Gulapa stressed.

He said the most prominent manifestation and determinant of a progressive and flourishing city is the presence of a grandiose real estate development in the area such as this multimillion-peso investment.

Gulapa said the ground-breaking was another milestone in the history of Angeles City as Grandview Tower Condominium, he claimed, is a landmark of growth and prosperity that the peace-loving people of the city can truly be proud of.

The activity, he said, means a lot to Angeleños as it indicates another soaring advancement for the city. "The city will, in the few months, behold the advent of a spectacular, state-of-the-art tower which is probably the first of its kind here in Central Luzon," he said.

Gulapa is optimistic Grandview Tower will dynamically move the economy of the city and even the province of Pampanga, considering all the business sectors involved in the construction business will surely benefit from this project.

"Third, it will create employment that will promote the financial situation not only of the skilled workers from Angeles City but the other hardworking laborers from nearby towns. This has a domino effect as people with purchasing power will propel the economic activity in the region," Gulapa furthered.

Gulapa also noted that upon its completion, the project would surely boost tourism in the area that would complement the presence of the Clark Special Economic Zone, Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway and other Super Region Projects of the Arroyo administration.

"I would like to request everyone to join hands and work together as we build a better place to live in for our people, our foreign investors, visitors and future generation," he added.

Im not sure about this. Do you guys think Angeles City is ready for vertical developments.

OtAkAw

August 9th, 2007, 05:39 AM

I guess you are on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the IT building when you shot this photo.

Yes! In front of our College Dean's Office (3rd floor). Wala kong magawa kinunan ko, para may update din dito.

OtAkAw

August 9th, 2007, 05:40 AM

Im not sure about this. Do you guys think Angeles City is ready for vertical developments.

WHy noy? After all, Angeles city is home to many "EXPATS" anyway. And everything starts with one step, malay natin this would be the first building that will make up the Angeles City skyline!

portludlow

August 9th, 2007, 05:59 AM

^^ :lol: ha ha ha. Nakalimutan ko skyscraper, skyline pala ang forum na ito. Anyways, ilang floor kaya ito? Along Don Juico Ave, the new hotels being constructed are around 6 floors. I hope they will show the rendering soon. :)

zelrich82

August 9th, 2007, 07:01 AM

^^ how tall is this bldg.? how much per unit? there a website for it yet? daming tanong ano, AC should have its own skyscraper; it would be great. I'm all for it ...:cheers:

tisoycuba

August 9th, 2007, 07:37 AM

Grandview Tower condominium,5 story building fronting don juico ave. not far from VFW...

TheAvenger

August 11th, 2007, 10:15 AM

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/noel/angel62.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/noel/angel63.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/noel/angel64.jpg

The road turning to left is going towards SM Clark, straight ahead on the left is the Jeepney / Transport Terminal Interchange.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/noel/angel65.jpg

Adjacent to Jollibee is a road leading to Fields Avenue.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/noel/angel66.jpg

This is the Jeepney / Transport Interchange Terminal.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/noel/angel67.jpg

The new "Salakot" at Bayanihan Park - (Astro Park ?)

TheAvenger

August 11th, 2007, 10:19 AM

The Shroud of Turin is on display at SM San Fernando.

The entrance fee is Php 180.00 however when I ask them whether they will allow me to take photos of the Shroud, however they say it is not allowed so I just go home.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/noel/SMSfdo1.jpg

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TheAvenger

August 11th, 2007, 11:59 AM

By Tonette Orejas
Central Luzon Desk
Last updated 05:31pm (Mla time) 08/11/2007

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Pampanga Vice Governor Joseller Guiao has called Governor Eddie Panlilio and his two appointees "bastos at arogante (rude and arrogant)" in media interviews following Friday's hearing of the provincial board on the confirmation of capitol officials.

Panlilio, a Catholic priest, said it was unfair for Guiao to make "baseless accusations on our characters."

"I challenge him. What are his bases [for calling us rude and arrogant]? Sila ang walang respeto sa ginawa namin (They were the ones who did not respect our action). They are the legislative [board]. It's the law we are following," Panlilio said.

Pls read further on below link :

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view_article.php?article_id=81941

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ishtefh_03

August 11th, 2007, 02:02 PM

ishtefh_03

August 11th, 2007, 02:08 PM

photos taken by me... around Sn. fernando...

old house of the hizon's... made by NHI a heritage site last 2003...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/sengsonhouse.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/segsonhouse02.jpg

other houses...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/oldhouse03.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/oldhouse02.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/oldhouse05.jpg

municipal hall
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/sn.fernandomunicipalhall.jpg

cathedral
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/thecathedral.jpg

pasudeco
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/pasudeco.jpg

TheAvenger

August 13th, 2007, 08:41 PM

Sinjin P.

August 14th, 2007, 05:33 AM

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7458/smmallsgy6.jpg

-SMPrime H12007 Analysts' Briefing

portludlow

August 14th, 2007, 07:48 AM

TheAvenger

August 14th, 2007, 09:44 AM

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/sctex35.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/jibrael865/mabt1.jpg

You can see the Mabalacat Town Hall (Municipio) on the left side of the road .. MacArthur Highway

Sinjin P.

August 14th, 2007, 10:37 AM

^^ Sinjin, just wondering how big are the malls in Pampanga? SM City Pampanga, SM Clark, Robinsons Place Angeles, Robinsons San Fernando, Ayala Mall Angeles and Nepo Mall.Angeles ....or provide me a link. I know you are on top of this. :) Thanks!!!

DAvenger. Thank you sa pics. The kamikaze shrine could have been bigger and nicer with funds coming from Japan....but it bacame a political hot potato just like everything else in our country. :)

In gross floor area:

129,272 sqm Q Shopping
128,189 sqm SM City Pampanga (inc. latest expansion which is still yet to be completed)
98,824 sqm SM City Clark
62,000 sqm Robinsons Starmills Pampanga
30,000 sqm Robinsons Place Angeles

Sorry, I don't have the figures for Nepo Mall

tisoycuba

August 14th, 2007, 11:31 AM

wow,laki pala nang gross floor area nang Q Shopping eh yun Jenra grandmall ilan kaya sir...wala paba updated picture sa Q Shopping mall..salamat sa updated @jhaelnis

TheAvenger

August 14th, 2007, 03:27 PM

By Tonette Orejas
Inquirer
Last updated 08:26pm (Mla time) 08/14/2007

CLARK FREEPORT, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday ended the conflict of base conversion officials over the use of a 300-hectare land at the Diosdao Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) here.

Arroyo ordered the disputed area to be retained for the facility than for a central business district project proposed by Clark Development Corp. officials.

Nestor Mangio and Victor Jose Luciano, chair and president, respectively, of the Clark International Airport Corp., confirmed President Arroyo’s decision during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday in Malacañang.

Luciano said Arroyo has said that the 300 hectares within the DMIA's Industrial Estate 5 was "part of the aviation complex."

"It is definitely not within the development area of the CDC," Luciano said when asked how he understood Arroyo’s order.

"This showed that our President fully supports the development of the DMIA as a premiere gateway and logistics hub," Luciano said.

You may read further on the below weblink :

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view_article.php?article_id=82545

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tisoycuba

August 15th, 2007, 01:10 AM

YESSS, tama lang si GMA ..mabuhay CIAC.

overtureph

August 15th, 2007, 07:14 AM

13 August 2007

Kamikaze Shrine is located just nearby the south side of the SCTEX bridge in Barangay Dolores, Mabalacat Pampanga.

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You can see the SCTEX and the bridge which is located at Barangay Dolores, Mabalacat. In my previous posting I thought this place belongs to Bamban, but yesterday I confirmed these place belongs to Brgy Dolores of Mabalacat town.

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This shrine and most specially the monument/statue is an insult to the Filipinos. Have we forgotten how much our country suffered during the Japanese occupation? Kawawa naman tayo. Payag tayo magpa- apak o apakan sa sarili nating lupa.

This controversial shrine/monument was even decried or denounced by Bobit Avila and Alejandro Roces in their respective columns.

No wonder we are getting nowhere. We have no respect for those guerrillas and for those Filipinos soldiers who fought in Bataan and Corregidor. One of those things that makes us such losers! A case of only in the Philippines. Look at China and Korea. Try reading the news I posted above about Japan's apology.

If China and Korea protested the visit of the Japanese prime minister to the Yasukuni shrine which is in Japan, which I personally think is the Japanese PM's prerogative or discretion. And yet we say nothing and as I've mentioned of a case of only in the Philippines, we sponsor and help build this Kamikaze shrine which is something short of being blasphemous and an abomination for our own war heroes and for those who greatly suffered during World War II. Our collective amnesia of our past or history is a great rot that is eating into our collective memories as a people and as a nation. That's why we keep repeating all the mistakes of the past and keep going back to square one. We are so damn pathetic as a nation.

Has anyone erected a monument to any guerrilla leader like say for example, Marking's guerrilla. When did we erect a monument to honor the civilians who died in the Battle of Manila? It took us 50 years for the Memorae Manila and even Philippine-Japan friendship month is celebrated in February. Tsk, tsk. Wala tayong ka pride pride.

This is not to foster hatred or anti-Japanese sentiments, but to show how little we know about our past which in effect is greatly affecting our future as a people and as a nation. Let us forgive, but let us never forget.

portludlow

August 15th, 2007, 07:47 AM

^^ Very nice post @Overturph....:)

To some people the kamikaze shrine symbolizes the bravery, self-sacrifice, commitment, loyalty and duty of a certain group of warriors and not necesarily the country they represent.

They see them as individuals who were so young, innocent and naive who were manipulated by the imperial japanese war effort. There is some kind of romantic feel to it.

I agree though that it is dangerous to glorify them as heroes but because of their unbelievable deeds.... people tend to admire them for their great courage.

overtureph

August 15th, 2007, 08:01 AM

^^ They seem to be the predecessor of our modern day plague called the terrorists. Remember 911 and the planes?

We can see the danger here of not thinking.

Very few of our kababayan realizes that this monument/shrine is a big insult to us Filipinos. But given our historical/self-awareness/heritage IQ at 0.5 to 1.00, I guess it's not surprising.

Lucentino

August 15th, 2007, 12:03 PM

^^ Well, we are still being held hostage by Japan up to this time --- if we try to tear down that shrine, then we dont get the funds for our projects, OFWs banned in Japan, and their investments in RP gone to Thailand!

bitoy

August 15th, 2007, 08:15 PM

^^ ^^ ^^ Diplomasya lang yan, pakikisama at pakikipagugnayan sa ibang bansa. It is not to glorify their acts, but as a reminder to the Filipinos of the horrors of war and the bravery of a certain group of soldiers who are willing to sacrifice their lives for their country in a certain act that was unheard of in the field of battle during that war.

Marami sa inyo ang wala ng hinagpis sa mga Kastila o Amerika, ngunit nuong panahon na marami pang buhay na kasapi ng Katipunan at mga mamamayan na nakatikim ng hirap sa kamay ng mga dayuhang mga ito ay ganito rin ang mga sinasaad nila.

Nakalimutan na rin ba ng mga tao ang pahirap ng mga Kastila at Amerikano? Malamang, may mga munumento pa nga yung ibang kilalang banyaga na sumakop sa Pilipinas at nagutos na sugpuin ang ating mga bayani at mamamayan.

zelrich82

August 15th, 2007, 11:57 PM

are there any other shrines (spanish or american) similar to this one anywhere in the philippines? tanong lo lang po.
i don't agree with this shrine, kaso naitayo na; if you try to remove it - mas malaking gulo.
i guess we gave them bragging rights as to how they destroyed the people who were trying to help the philippines from being permanently conquered, they are bragging about how they destroyed all those vessels who were attempting to remove them; di ba? or am i reading that memorial wrong?
seems like it's all about money, tourism; anything to make a buck...:ohno:
it was a research done by the local tourism office / a WWII reseacher, he seems proud of verifying how the help for the filipino people was delayed by these noble fighters who had one thing in their minds - and that's to make sure the filipino people were not liberated. where is the pride in that... just a thought.:cheers:

zelrich82

August 16th, 2007, 12:00 AM

In gross floor area:

129,272 sqm Q Shopping
128,189 sqm SM City Pampanga (inc. latest expansion which is still yet to be completed)
98,824 sqm SM City Clark
62,000 sqm Robinsons Starmills Pampanga
30,000 sqm Robinsons Place Angeles

Sorry, I don't have the figures for Nepo Mall

kudos dude, your faster than an online encyclopedia; saludo ako
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

TheAvenger

August 16th, 2007, 07:05 AM

TheAvenger

August 16th, 2007, 07:32 AM

Grandview Tower condominium,5 story building fronting don juico ave. not far from VFW...

After driving my unica hija to AUF - I passed by Don Juico Avenue and stop to take some photos.

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A HIGH-RISE condominium, a first of its kind in Central Luzon, will soon rise in Angeles City.

Foreign investors and officers of Grandview Properties infused more than P300 million as investment for the construction of Grandview Tower Condominium, a state-of-the-art high-rise condominium that would be built at Don Juico Avenue, Balibago in the city.

Thursday, August 09, 2007
High-rise condo to rise in Angeles
By Joel P. Mapiles

A HIGH-RISE condominium, a first of its kind in Central Luzon, will soon rise in Angeles City.

Foreign investors and officers of Grandview Properties infused more than P300 million as investment for the construction of Grandview Tower Condominium, a state-of-the-art high-rise condominium that would be built at Don Juico Avenue, Balibago in the city.

Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo

A ground-breaking ceremony, amidst the heavy downpour, took place here on Wednesday, which was graced by Angeles Mayor Francis Nepomuceno, City Architect Andy Gulapa, Grandview Properties president Maurice Van Merkesteijn, Philippine Land Group directors father and son Nick and Michael Corcoris, project manager Dean Lovig, vice president Arnel Torres, and other foreign and local corporate associates.

Van Merkesteijn is optimistic with the construction of Grandview Tower, foreign and local visitors will be amazed by its interior design that reflects the creation of a perfect home. He said "innovation beyond boundaries" will be showcased.

She also claimed that the high-rise condominium is an indication of development, prestige and innovation in this highly urbanized city.

Gulapa, one of the most well-known architects and builders in the country who takes the great responsibility in bringing this into reality, said the country particularly this city is lucky to have multimillion-peso construction investments pouring in.

"We thank our investor-partners represented by Nick, Michael, Maurice and Arnel who gave their trust and confidence in the economy of Angeles run by the able leadership of Mayor Nepomuceno and the City Council," Gulapa stressed.

He said the most prominent manifestation and determinant of a progressive and flourishing city is the presence of a grandiose real estate development in the area such as this multimillion-peso investment.

Gulapa said the ground-breaking was another milestone in the history of Angeles City as Grandview Tower Condominium, he claimed, is a landmark of growth and prosperity that the peace-loving people of the city can truly be proud of.

The activity, he said, means a lot to Angeleños as it indicates another soaring advancement for the city. "The city will, in the few months, behold the advent of a spectacular, state-of-the-art tower which is probably the first of its kind here in Central Luzon," he said.

Gulapa is optimistic Grandview Tower will dynamically move the economy of the city and even the province of Pampanga, considering all the business sectors involved in the construction business will surely benefit from this project.

"Third, it will create employment that will promote the financial situation not only of the skilled workers from Angeles City but the other hardworking laborers from nearby towns. This has a domino effect as people with purchasing power will propel the economic activity in the region," Gulapa furthered.

Gulapa also noted that upon its completion, the project would surely boost tourism in the area that would complement the presence of the Clark Special Economic Zone, Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway and other Super Region Projects of the Arroyo administration.

"I would like to request everyone to join hands and work together as we build a better place to live in for our people, our foreign investors, visitors and future generation," he added.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2007/08/09/news/high.rise.condo.to.rise.in.angeles.html

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TheAvenger

August 16th, 2007, 07:35 AM

Aug. 16, 2007

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tisoycuba

August 16th, 2007, 11:17 AM

TheAvenger

August 16th, 2007, 02:19 PM

thanks sa updated at pic @avenger.. bagong hotel yan na ginagawa,yun Grandview tower condo malapit sa VFW goin to clarkview subdi. sa tabi yan hotel na ginagawa, may gagawin pa rin hotel dyan beside the ongoin construction building ..balita ko naman koreano at may-ari ..thanks sa pic hah @avenger

@tisoycuba - cge next time pagtanong ko yaong clarkview... tila sa may bandang likod yaon ng maharajah hotel yaon?

@zelrich 82 - about war memorials, there were american and filipino war memorials here in pinas especially in corregidor and bataa.

i found a japanese war memorial also in corregidor.

The Pacific War Memorial

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The memorial was erected to honor of the Filipino and American servicemen who participated in the Pacific War. Financed with an appropriation by the United States Congress, it was completed in 1968. The major memorial structure is a rotunda in which a circular altar falls directly under the dome’s open center through which light falls on the altar during daylight hours. The altar symbolizes a wreath of victory with the following words inscribed on its rim: “Sleep, my sons, your duty done, for Freedom’s light has come; sleep in the silent depths of the sea, or in your bed of hallowed sod, until you hear at dawn the low, clear reveille of God.” The memorial also houses a museum which serves as the repository of relics and memorabilia related to the history of Corregidor.

The Japanese Garden of Peace

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The Pacific War Memorial
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This garden features a 10-foot high stone Buddha with a reflecting pool, a shinto Shrine, and other Japanese soldier memorial shrines and markers. It is also used as a praying area for Japanese war veterans and the families and relatives of Japanese soldiers who served or were killed in Corregidor during World War II. Also on display within the garden are anti-aircraft guns which are relics of the war. A small pavilion houses some Japanese memorabilia and World War II photographs. The construction of this garden was made possible through funds generated by a Japan-based private group.
© 2005 Fung Yu
Text © Corregidor island

http://ww2panorama.org/panoramas/corregidor

zelrich82

August 16th, 2007, 06:11 PM

^^nice, i tried pulling infos off the net on this Japanese Garden of Peace; but i wasn't able to get a real good view of anything (probably looking in the wrong place). nakapunta na ako sa corregidor, back when i was a scout leader and nag-jamboree kami noon sa corregidor next to the hospital ruins; they never allowed us close to the tunnel or shrines - just the guns (go figure). what i'm looking for are inscriptions of what the japanese/WWII research people placed on this shrine, kase the one in Mabalacat made it sound like - they didn't care much for the filipino people at that time, they just wanted people know how they protected what they called their property (the philippines).

sensya na, i'm not really dogging these memorial places; i'm just stating what i get out of what they inscribed. what i got from the filipino/american war memorials is how they defended the philippines from attacks, now that - people can be proud of; positive words that had positive results.

cool photos of the construction, mukhang maganda ang building when it's completed. tanong lang po, since i'm clueless with I.N.C.; do they have church bells? i truly don't know, i didn't see one though.

bitoy

August 16th, 2007, 07:04 PM

^^ There are some memorials for the Japanese who died in the Philippines and some Peace memorials erected long time ago in some Northern provinces and Southern provinces.

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9605/26/philippines.straggler/memorial.2.jpg
Mindoro?

http://www.aenet.org/shared/bacnota2.jpg
Bacnotan, La Union.

And about the Spanish and American memorials to commemorate (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=commemorate) their part in the Philippine history, just look around, some streets and places were even named after them.

Filipinos tend to behave very kindly to make those people feel at home, who act thoughtfully towards them. But, if Filipinos find that people are unthoughtful, they will react on the contrary as they are very sensitive. We, travelers visiting a foreign country, have to behave with courtesy and avoid selfish behavior in a free-set atmosphere. It will be a great relief to develop friendship with cheerful Filipinos if you add only one word in Tagalog (SALAMAT) -Thank you- when you talk with them. Remember, people have their own way of living different from yours. -- from a pamphlet for travelers published by the Philippines Government.

tisoycuba

August 16th, 2007, 09:37 PM

@avenger..check this site.. www.harrythehorse.com/2007/july.htm
every month kasi sila may updated sa development sa fields ave. don juico at friendship hi-way. pero minsan biting sila hehehehe,construction hotel beside INC filipino at kano ang may-ari po,beside the vacate lot, may gagawin din hotel ,pero mga koreano ang may-... thanks @avenger....

portludlow

August 17th, 2007, 06:36 AM

Gloria: Build interchange at Angeles
By Rendy Isip
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=regions1_aug17_2007
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga—President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday ordered the Bases Conversion Development Authority to revert to their original plan and build an interchange that would link Angeles City and Porac to the P21-billion Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway which is to be completed next year.

The authority’s president Narciso Abaya told Standard Today that funds, amounting to P200 million to P300 million, will be made available for the construction of the interchange which was shelved last year because vice president for operations Rex Chan said they lacked funds.

The Angeles City Council later threatened to stop the construction of the expressway if the authority does not build an interchange that would connect the city to the expressway.

Councilor Jay Sangil, who lobbied for the construction of the interchange, said the original plan was to build the interchange, but the plan was changed after the authority learned that it would cost P500 million.

The city council also passed a resolution in August last year asking the authority to ensure that the interchange is built as originally planned, or they will be forced to take legal action.

The expressway was planned to link the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport at Clark and the Subic Freeport in Zambales and turn the area into a transportation and logistics hub for the Asia-Pacific region.

The national government is aiming to replicate the successes of Hong Kong and Singapore in the field of logistics and supply chain services, according to Mayor Marino Morales of neighboring Mabalacat town.

Morales, who was with a group of Pampanga officials that met with the President on Wednesday, said Mrs. Arroyo reiterated her disapproval of the controversial plan to build a Central Business District within the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport complex.

The President junked the proposal on Tuesday and assured officials of the Clark International Airport Corp. that the Clark Development Corp. will not infringe on the territory of the aviation complex.

The airport officials, led by Clark International Airport Corp. chairman Nestor Mangio, president Victor Jose Luciano and executive vice president Alexander Cauguiran, said the central business district was being planned on a 300-hectare lot, known as Industrial Estate 5, which is immediately adjacent the airport’s twin runways and would affect the expansion of the airport.

They also informed Mrs. Arroyo and the Cabinet that the appropriation of the lot could cause legal problems because the aviation complex is technically under the CIAC although it is within the economic zone which is under the management of the Clark Development Corp.

Aside from its jurisdictional problems, experts and local stakeholders have opposed the development of the Central Business District because it may hinder the future expansion of the airport and even cause dangers to public safety.

The airport officials said the presence of high-rise structures near the runways will downgrade its international rating based on standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization, which limits the height of buildings within a 4-km radius from the center line of an airport’s runways to 45 meters to avoid flight obstructions.

Good News!!! :) How can you not have an interchange In Angeles City??.....which is the most progressive city this part of Luzon. The lobbying by politicians where the interchanges will be located prior to this welcome development hinders our growth economically. :bash:

lightsaber46

August 17th, 2007, 08:41 AM

Local consortium to invest P200M in Subic shipyard
PDI Business (B-4)
by Riza T. Olchondra

A consortium of locally based companies with international operations will be infusing more than P200 million to set up a new shipyard at the Subic Bay Freeport.

The project strengthens Subic's position as an investment site for companies involved in the shipping industry after Korean shipbuilding giant Hanjin Industries and Construction chose the former naval base as a hub.

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority said in a statement that it has signed an agreement with the Subic Bay Shipyard Consortium (SBSC) to build a shipbuilding and repair facility at the former US Navy Ship Repair Facility (SRF) area.

Behind SBSC are Electruck, MAM Engineering Services, Subidock and Subic Coordiantes and Prime Solutions.

The shipyard project was conceptualized in 2005 to take advantage of excellent pier facilites at the SRF area.

The consortium plans to use the so-called "shipway and skid system" to accomodate vessels of up to 90 meters in length for dry docking and repair.

"We really see the necessity to upgrade the domestic fleet," SBSC president and CEO Nils-Ottar Lonoy said in a statement.

Construction of the new shipyard will begin next month and the entire shipbuilding facility is expected to be completed in three to five years, Lonoy said.

Lonoy said the consortium is hiring 180 direct and 300 indirect employees from some of the highly skilled workers formerly employed in the ship repair facility of the US Navy in Subic.

This number is expected to growto 500 direct and 1,500 indirect jobs, bringing employment and livelihood to the area.

The company will be conducting skills training for all the Filipino ship repair workers.

About 20 percent of the total contract cost is expected to flow directly into local economy.

On a larger scale, the project is expected to put Subic Bay and the Philippines on the map as a major location for ship-building.

Management services offered by the consortium include project management, CADD manpower, engineers and supervisors.

The consortium also offers shipbuilding and repair with workshops, warehouses, storage, accomodation, equipment, manpower, fabrication, technical design, assembly and electical, blast and paint related services.

SBMA investment processing head Ronnie Yambao added that shipyard services aside, Subic offers a competitive advantage to players in the shipping industry because of its integrated logistics facilites for storage, cargo loading and unloading, packaging, processing and information and transportation.

He said SBMA is also incentives to locators like tax and duty-free importation, a minimal 5 percent corporate tax on gross income, unrestricted entry of foreign investment, no foreign exchange control, and a four-to-six-year income tax holiday for qualified investors.

great184

August 17th, 2007, 11:03 AM

What are the good hotels in Angeles City? Thanks.

tisoycuba

August 17th, 2007, 11:19 AM

What are the good hotels in Angeles City? Thanks.

i think The Angeles Beach Club Hotel:) www.angelesbeachclubhotel.com

OtAkAw

August 17th, 2007, 03:59 PM

^^Sometimes I wonder why developers choose to name their properties as such eh WALA NAMANG BEACH sa Angeles City.

tisoycuba

August 17th, 2007, 08:25 PM

[QUOTE=OtAkAw;14839248]^^Sometimes I wonder why developers choose to name their properties as such eh WALA NAMANG BEACH sa Angeles City.[/QUOT

check muna ba ang wed site nila,meron sila youtube trip na trip tv show sa abs-cbn..:) pool side nila may white sand sya.u look like u r and the beach nga naman:cheers:

ivanhenares

August 17th, 2007, 09:05 PM

This shrine and most specially the monument/statue is an insult to the Filipinos. Have we forgotten how much our country suffered during the Japanese occupation? Kawawa naman tayo. Payag tayo magpa- apak o apakan sa sarili nating lupa.

This controversial shrine/monument was even decried or denounced by Bobit Avila and Alejandro Roces in their respective columns.

No wonder we are getting nowhere. We have no respect for those guerrillas and for those Filipinos soldiers who fought in Bataan and Corregidor. One of those things that makes us such losers! A case of only in the Philippines. Look at China and Korea. Try reading the news I posted above about Japan's apology.

If China and Korea protested the visit of the Japanese prime minister to the Yasukuni shrine which is in Japan, which I personally think is the Japanese PM's prerogative or discretion. And yet we say nothing and as I've mentioned of a case of only in the Philippines, we sponsor and help build this Kamikaze shrine which is something short of being blasphemous and an abomination for our own war heroes and for those who greatly suffered during World War II. Our collective amnesia of our past or history is a great rot that is eating into our collective memories as a people and as a nation. That's why we keep repeating all the mistakes of the past and keep going back to square one. We are so damn pathetic as a nation.

Has anyone erected a monument to any guerrilla leader like say for example, Marking's guerrilla. When did we erect a monument to honor the civilians who died in the Battle of Manila? It took us 50 years for the Memorae Manila and even Philippine-Japan friendship month is celebrated in February. Tsk, tsk. Wala tayong ka pride pride.

This is not to foster hatred or anti-Japanese sentiments, but to show how little we know about our past which in effect is greatly affecting our future as a people and as a nation. Let us forgive, but let us never forget.

Mukhang pera kasi yung tourism office ng Mabalacat. Puro nalang shrine ng Hapon ang inaatupag sa Mabalacat. Yung mga memorial para sa mga kababayang nilang gerilya o kaya yung mga nilapastangan na comfort women (marami niyan pareho sa Mabalacat), di nila magawan ng rebulto o kahit man lang simpleng memorial. Wala kasing pera dun eh. Pag sa Hapon kasi, may pera dahil madaming turistang bibisita.

Notice their tourism attractions, the Marcos Santos Residence, Kamikaze East Airfield, Friendship Shrines, etc. all glorify the Japanese soldiers who raped our country. I'm not a Japan-hater, don't get me wrong because I have many Japanese friends. It's the act of glorifying non-glorifiable acts with monuments and memorials in the country of the victims that does not sit well with me!